Open eBook
{{Infobox file format
| name = Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS)
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| extension = .opf
| mime = application/oebps-package+xml{{Cite web |url=http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf/OPF_2.0_final_spec.html#Section2.0 |title=Open Packaging Format (OPF) 2.0 v1.0|date=2007-09-11 |archive-date=2009-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604120716/http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf/OPF_2.0_final_spec.html#Section2.0 |access-date=2020-05-05 |url-status=dead }}
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| released = {{release date and age|1999}}
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| url = {{URL|http://www.idpf.org/|idpf.org}}
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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Open eBook (OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format which has been superseded by the EPUB format.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
- SoftBook
- Adobe Digital Editions
- FBReader – GPL e-book reader for Unix/Windows computers.
- Lexcycle Stanza
- Mobipocket
- Openberg Lector – cross-platform reader released under the GPL and based on Mozilla platform
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]
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100704034714/http://www.idpf.org/ Open eBook Forum]
- [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openberg/ Openberg]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080827131750/http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops/OPS_2.0_final_spec.html Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0]
- [http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/library/ Adobe's Sample eBook Library]
- [http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EPUB Article "EPUB" at the MobileRead Wiki]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151002172602/http://www.epubconversion.com/ePub-validator-iBook.jsp ePub Validator - This utility allows to validate the epub file to ePub standards of 1.0.5]
- https://github.com/idpf/epubcheck
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170505065646/http://validator.idpf.org/ EPUB Validator (beta)]
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Category:2007 disestablishments
Category:Products and services discontinued in 2007
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