Open eBook

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| name = Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS)

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| extension = .opf

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| released = {{release date and age|1999}}

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| owner = Open eBook Forum

| latest release version = Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) 2.0

| latest release date = {{release date|2007|09}}

| genre = e-Book file format

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| contained by = OEB Package Format (ZIP)

| extended from = XML, defined subset of XHTML, CSS, Dublin Core

| extended to = EPUB electronic publication standard

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Open eBook (OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format which has been superseded by the EPUB format. It was "based primarily on technology developed by SoftBook Press"{{Citation |last=Judge |first=Paul |title=E-Books: A Library On Your Lap |magazine=BusinessWeek |date=1998-11-16 |url=//www.businessweek.com/1998/46/b3604010.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000208053039/http://www.businessweek.com/1998/46/b3604010.htm |archivedate=February 8, 2000 }} and on XML. OEB was released with a free version belonging to public domain and a full

version to be used with or without DRM by the publishing industry.

Open eBook is a ZIP file plus a Manifest file. Inside the package a defined subset of XHTML may be used, along with CSS and Dublin Core metadata. The default file extension is .opf (OEB Package Format).

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

Reader software

Reader devices

  • SoftBook
  • Sony Reader – {{as of|2008}} the Sony Reader PRS-505 supports the EPUB file format.http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?upd_id=3623&mdl=PRS505 Sony Reader PRS-505
  • Intel Reader[http://www.reader.intel.com Intel Reader] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120910141824/http://www.reader.intel.com/ |date=2012-09-10 }}
  • Barnes & Noble Nook[http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp Barnes & Noble Nook]
  • Kobo eReader[http://www.koboereader.com Kobo Reader]

[https://ibookhive.com/ Audiobook and eMagazine library]

See also

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