Not exact matches
epub format, which is the
standard for ebooks at the present, is designed to support traditional narrative text, but not this cool stuff that we're now talking
about.
«Everyone is carrying on
about Brazil, and it seems like there's almost a battleground in Japan, Brazil, and some of these other key markets, and they're the guys who are pushing and innovating and contributing to the
ePub Standard.
epub tips and a discussion on the pros and cons of the
standard which should give you a nice flavour of what it's
about.
Authors of complex books should know
about EPUB3, the latest version of
EPUB, based on the latest HTML5
standard.
When it comes to the ebook format, undoubtedly
ePub is the situation we're talking
about, we probably know that
ePub stands for «electronic publication» and it's the accepted
standard format for electronic reader and digital book publishing.
My
standard answer at this point is to not worry yourself
about the nuances of zipping an
EPUB and just let epubcheck do the hard work for you.
Alternatively, before jumping all the way on board mobile application development, learn more
about the just - released
EPUB 3 and Kindle Format 8
standards and technologies.
If more detailed information
about an
EPUB Publication is needed, metadata records can be associated using the link element (e.g., that conform to an international
standard such as [ONIX] or are created for custom purposes).
I'm mostly a print guy, and have no particular expertise in
EPUB or other ebook formats, but it's obvious that better software
standards and better interpreters on the hardware end will make a huge difference
about how we can design these books.
We were talking
about a sophisticated
EPUB standard that could provide the basis for producing quality ebooks with pictures and maybe video or sound in a new medium: the e-reader.
Nook supports the
ePub standard, and iPad supports regular graphics, which is why glossy magazine publishers are so enthusiastic
about the device and other tablets.