where 1.0.5 is the release number of your copy
of epubcheck, and file.epub is the file name of your epub.
The public review
of epubcheck 1.1 RC1 found an important bug which has just been fixed.
The IDPF released a new version
of EPUBCheck, their EPUB validation tool.
Not exact matches
«NOOK is one
of the leading players in the digital education industry and the work they have done on the
EPUBCheck tool is
of great value to the industry as a whole,» said Bill McCoy, Executive Director at IDPF.
In addition, an output option was added to
EPUBCheck that makes all
of the program's output available as data which can be easily consumed by other programs, making the tool more easily integrated into automated document processing workflows.
As part
of our ongoing commitment to innovate in digital education, NOOK has added significant functionality to the
EPUBCheck tool that will make it more powerful and manageable for the entire industry,» said Steve Antoch, Senior Software Engineer at NOOK Media.
Barnes and Noble has announced today that they have implemented a number
of enhancements to their
EPUBCheck tool to help solve common eBook errors.
Just an interesting note for those who don't follow
epubcheck development that localization
of the messages in at least a couple
of languages is being carried out for an upcoming release (Japanese and German).
Threepress has contributed patches to a number
of significant bugs and improvements to
epubcheck recently: Error message generated for valid ISO8601 date [BUG] Checking for unused files which are not in the manifest [ENHANCEMENT] Existence
of files referenced in guide not checked [BUG] Version r128 has broken test suite [BUG] The unmanifested file warning in... Read more»
More importantly, it also updates one
of the key components inside
epubcheck which provides many
of the validation error messages.
[1:19]- Smashwords - specific requirements for the EPUB [2:47]- Validating your EPUB per
EPUBCheck [3:41]- Entering metadata and in the publishing section
of Smashwords [5:55]- Uploading your cover (note: must be at least 1400px wide)[6:27]- Uploading your EPUB eBook [7:05]- Verifying EPUB upload on your product page [7:48]- Assigning an ISBN to your eBook [8:15]- Examining your dashboard (should say «Pending Review»)[8:50]- Getting email from Smashwords confirming
EPUBCheck verification [9:15]- Updating your Smashwords eBook with a new EPUB and cover [11:30]- Resubmitting your eBook for Premium Status following updating
EPUBCheck: The EPUB must conform to the EPUB 2.0.1 specification and it must pass
EPUBCheck (please note that all clients
of BB eBooks always receive a validated EPUB per
EPUBCheck without exception).
The one thing you absolutely can not do is strip the a tags from the table
of contents entries, as it's invalid and
epubcheck will barf errors at you.
But my goal is completeness
of explanation today, so while I'd like to leave off with
epubcheck, let's start digging into why it takes a specialized program like this to generate a valid file.
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.
One
of the major complaints eBook creators have about
EPUBCheck is that the error messages can be hard to understand and that they are sometimes not very helpful when you are trying to track down a problem in a file.
Mere mortals (i.e. those
of us who are not software engineers) are challenged to decipher
EPUBCHECK errors.
This is a brief description
of how you might be able to run
epubcheck locally.
Threepress has contributed patches to a number
of significant bugs and improvements to
epubcheck recently:
However, for those
of you committed to going it alone on formatting, there is a standard for ebooks, and your manuscript can be checked with the free
epubcheck tool online.