Open eBook

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See also: EPUB
Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS)
Filename extension .opf
Internet media type application/oebps-package+xml[1]
Developed by Open eBook Forum
Initial release 1999
Latest release Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0 / September 2007
Type of format e-Book file format
Contained by OEB Package Format (ZIP)
Extended from XML, defined subset of XHTML, CSS, Dublin Core
Extended to EPUB electronic publication standard
Website Open eBook Forum

Open eBook (or OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format based on XML format; it has been superseded by the EPUB electronic publication standard.

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

Contents

[edit] 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

[edit] Reader software

[edit] Reader devices

  • Sony Reader — As of 7/24/2008 the Sony Reader PRS-505 supports the EPUB file format with the release of Sony eBook Library version 2.2.00.18100 and Reader firmware version 1.1.00.18040 [2]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf/OPF_2.0_final_spec.html
  2. ^ http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?upd_id=3623&mdl=PRS505

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