Open eBook
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Open eBook (or OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format based on XML format; it has been superseded by the Open Publication Structure (OPS) specification, which is the new name of the successor format, by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).
In its essence, it is a zip file plus a manifest. Inside the package a defined subset of XHTML may be used, along with other CSS and the Dublin Core metadata. The default file extension is .opf (OEB Package Format).
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[edit] Specification release history
- September 2007— Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0, EPUB. Released, supersedes the OEBPS 1.2
- August 2002—OEBPS 1.2 Recommended Specification Released
- June 2001—OEBPS 1.0.1 replaces OEBPS 1.0
- September 1999—Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) 1.0 released
[edit] Reader software
- Adobe Digital Editions
- FBReader - GPL eBook reader available for various linux based PDAs and desktops.
- Lexcycle Stanza
- Mobipocket
- Openberg Lector - crossplatform reader released under the GPL and based on Mozilla platform
[edit] Reader devices
- Sony Reader - As of 7/24/2008 the Sony Reader PRS-505 supports the EPUB file format with the release of Sony eBook Library version 2.2.00.18100 and Reader firmware version 1.1.00.18040 [1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Open eBook Forum
- Open eBook Validator
- Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0
- Adobe's Sample eBook Library
- Article "EPUB" at the MobileRead Wiki
