Digital Publishing and the EPUB Standard

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Digital Publishing and the EPUB Standard Effects
on Publishers, Channels and Devices
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What is EPUB?

• EPUB is an XML-based file format designed to
  reflow text according to screen size
• EPUB is actually composed of three standards
  OPS, OPF and OCF

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How does EPUB help the Publisher?

• Publishers can reduce costs of conversion.
  Create EPUB only and send through distribution
  channels
• Can be utilized as final deliverable format from
  Publisher and is utilized in this way by Adobe
  Digital Editions, Sony Reader, Stanza Reader for
  iPhone

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If only it was this uncomplicated ?
Distributor or Compiler
Mobi
Kindle
EPUB
.Lit
AdobeDE
eReader
Sony Reader
Global Reader
Stanza/iPhone
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How can I create EPUB?

• In-house solution (Page Layout)
• Adobe InDesign CS4 can export an epub file
  directly
• Quark 3rd Party Software

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How can I create EPUB?

• In-house solution (XML Workflow)
• If already utilizing XML Tagged Content or
  Workflowyou can create EPUB

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How can I create EPUB?

• Digital Warehouse and Conversion Companies
• TexTech, LibreDigital, Publishing Dimensions/
  Jouve, codeMantra, Aptara, Innodata Isogen,
  Rosetta Solutions, Digital Media Initiatives,
  Apex CoAdvantage, HOV Services
• Each of these listed Digital Partners and many
  more can deliver EPUB to you

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Interesting and Exciting times ahead

• Distributors are receiving EPUB and converting
  to other formats as necessary
• EPUB adoption and implementation is taking place

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EPUB Readers

• Adobe Digital Editions
• Sony Reader
• Stanza Reader for iPhone

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United Kingdom EPUB support

• Random House
• HarperCollins
• Penguin
• Simon Schuster
• Pan Macmillan
• Mills Boon

• Cambridge University Press
• Oxford University Press
• Gardners Books
• Taylor Francis
• Value Chain International
• and more to follow

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Association American Publishers EPUB support

• HarperCollins Publishers
• Harlequin
• Simon Schuster
• Hachette Book Group
• John Wiley Sons Inc.
• Penguin Group USA
• Random House
• Macmillan

• Cambridge University Press
• Oxford University Press
• Pelican Publishing Company
• Cengage Learning
• Workman Publishing
• Seattle Book Company
• National Science Teachers Assoc.
• CQ Press

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Supply Chain EPUB support

• Adobe
• LibreDigital
• Ingram Digital
• OverDrive
• eBook Technologies
• Publishing Dimensions
• VitalSource Technologies

• Mobipocket
• Rosetta Solutions
• Innodata Isogen
• TexTech
• codeMantra
• DNAML
• and many more

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EPUB Validation Tool

• Free EPUB validation tool is located
  athttp//code.google.com/p/epubcheck

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IDPF

• Trade and Standards organization for Digital
  Publishing Industry.
• Business Special Interest Group (BSIG)
• IDPF develops and maintains industry standards
  for text-based digital reflowable books and
  publications

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• Michael Smith
• IDPF
• msmith_at_idpf.orgwww.idpf.org
• 905-235-4373