Originally developed by Sony in the late 80s, it was quickly abandoned everywhere else on the planet in favor of
the global ePUB standard.
Not exact matches
Kobo is the first major
global e-book retail operation that supports
EPUB files, the open
standard created by the publishing industry.
ePub The
ePub has been chosen by the International Digital Publishing Forum as the
standard global format.
EPUB is quickly becoming one of the de facto
standards in digital publishing and is gaining
global traction.
The Book Industry Study Group endorses
EPUB 3 as the format of choice for packaging content and has stated that the
global book publishing industry should rally around a single
standard.
We strongly support
EPUB 3 becoming the
global eBook
standard and look forward to contributing our expertise via Project Readium, particularly on Japanese language.
A key speaker, Bill McCoy of the IDPF, will lead a crash course in
EPUB 3 that promises to delve into the next major revision of the IDPF
standard, which intersects video, audio, scripting, MathML, enhanced layout,
global language support, accessibility and metadata enhancements, and more.
The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) today announced the completion of a major revision to
EPUB, the
global standard interchange and delivery format for eBooks and other digital publications.
The
EPUB standard is maintained by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), a
global trade and
standards organization.
International Digital Publishing Forum president George Kerscher, said that the merger of the two organizations will ensure that
EPUB will remain a
standard relevant to the future of the
global online and print community.
IDPF is responsible for the
EPUB 3 open
standard interchange and delivery format for digital books and publications as well as related technical information to promote the development and growth of the
global digital publishing market.
Kobo prides itself on employing the industry
standard ePub as part of their «read freely» philosophy, and so Kobo Writing Life seeks to help authors liberate their titles from proprietary eBook formats and restrictive exclusivity clauses and get their work out to a
global audience.