Epub-samples - EPUB 3 Sample Documents. EPUB. EPUB (short for electronic publication; sometimes styled ePub) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).
Files have the extension .epub. EPUB is designed for reflowable content, meaning that an EPUB reader can optimize text for a particular display device. EPUB also supports fixed-layout content. The format is intended as a single format that publishers and conversion houses can use in-house, as well as for distribution and sale. It supersedes the Open eBook standard.[2] History[edit] EPUB became an official standard of the IDPF in September 2007, superseding the older Open eBook standard.[3] In August 2009, the IDPF announced that they would begin work on maintenance tasks of the EPUB standard.[4] Two broad objectives were defined by this working group: "One set of activities governs maintenance of the current EPUB Standards (i.e.
Features[edit] File format[edit] Version 3.0.1 (current version)[edit] EPUB 3 Overview. Editors Garth Conboy, Google Inc.
Matt Garrish, Invited Expert Markus Gylling, DAISY Consortium William McCoy, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) MURATA Makoto, JEPA EPUB Study Group Daniel Weck, DAISY Consortium › 1 Introduction › 1.1 Overview The EPUB® specification is a distribution and interchange format standard for digital publications and documents. EPUB 3, the third major release of the standard, consists of a set of four specifications, each defining an important component of an overall EPUB Publication: EPUB Publications 3.0 [Publications30], which defines publication-level semantics and overarching conformance requirements for EPUB Publications.EPUB Content Documents 3.0 [ContentDocs30], which defines profiles of XHTML, SVG and CSS for use in the context of EPUB Publications.EPUB Open Container Format (OCF) 3.0 [OCF3], which defines a file format and processing model for encapsulating a set of related resources into a single-file (ZIP) EPUB Container. › 1.2 Roadmap.
EPUB 3. EPUB 3 was developed pursuant to a charter approved by the IDPF Membership in May, 2010.
EPUB 3.0 was approved by the IDPF membership as a final Recommended Specification effective October 11, 2011, and superseded the previous release of EPUB (2.0.1). This page contains information about EPUB 3.0 which as of as of June, 2014 has been superseded by EPUB 3.0.1, which is now the current version of the EPUB standard. The best starting point for learning about EPUB 3.0, including the roadmap to the specification documents, is the EPUB 3 Overview . The full list of the individual specifications comprising EPUB 3.0 is: An additional non-normative document describes: