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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. 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. In September 2012, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 re-established Ad Hoc Group 4 on EPUB of IDPF to prepare the creation of a Joint Working Group (JWG) for EPUB. <? <? <?

Turn.js: Make a flipbook with HTML5 Handle.Net Registry mgylling/epub-testsuite Vine Flip: Transform your Vine videos into a flipbook 22 February '13, 07:37pm Follow If you needed another reason to use Vine — the new iOS app from Twitter that helps users record and share six second looping videos — then Vine Flip just might be the answer. Co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Robin and Brad Yeager, Vine Flip allows anyone who uses the video sharing app to convert their uploaded shorts into a pocket-sized flipbook. The pair says each book is about the size of a standard business card, and will vary in quality depending on the Vine (it’s worth remembering that each Vine is only 480×480 in resolution). To start, users register on the Vine Flip website and hit ‘start an order’ from the top of the screen. “We were goofing around our office shooting our friends being foolish and thought, how funny if we could make this into a flipbook and secretly pass them around the office,” Brad Yeager, Co-Founder of Vine Flip said. Needless to say they succeeded, and you can start purchasing flipbooks now from $14 (for a pair). ➤ Vine Flip

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