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LA JOLLA, Calif.,
First to Support New Container Format
eBook Technologies, Inc. is the first to offer eBook publishing tools that support the new Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) container format (OCF). The public beta of the OCF compliant tools is available at http://www.ebooktechnologies.com/support_publisher_download.htm
"OCF addresses two big problems faced by eBook publishers," said
"We are very pleased with the new open container format," said Neil De Young, Hachette Book Group USA. "Adoption of this standard means we can produce a single 'eBook' for distribution, rather than having to create one vendor-specific eBook for each reading system. OCF will allow us to publish more titles as eBooks, which will help fuel the growing eBook market."
OCF is a win for consumers as well because it enables the exchange of unencrypted books and documents between reading systems that support the new standard. OCF supporters and other working group members include representatives from WGBH, Time
eBook Technologies Co-Chairs New OEBPS Working Group
Members of ETI are also leading a new IDPF working group seeking to update OEBPS 1.2 to improve the adoption and viability of the standard as a cross-reading system interchange and production format as well as a final publication delivery format. Working group members include Adobe, eReader.com, iRex Technologies, Random House, Rosetta Solutions, Simon & Schuster, Sony, and the Time
The original OEBPS 1.0 specification was published in
Improved Presentation Flexibility
Modernize OEBPS for use by content creators and conversion houses as a modern production format. Specifically, the working group will explore adding support for embedded outline fonts in content as well as allowing the inclusion of vector graphics for high-resolution graphical content.
Alignment with W3C Standards
The working group will focus on enhancing the OEBPS specification based on developments in the underlying W3C family of standards including XML namespaces, XHTML, and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). Further, the effort will be aligned to optimize use of the new IDPF Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) container format.
Enhanced Navigation and Accessibility
The new version of OEBPS should incorporate features that ensure content can be made accessible to everyone. The new standard should offer better searching, indexing, and hierarchical structures and improve OEBPS 1.2 features such as tours. The effort will explore adding support for a declarative table of contents to improve navigation and accessibility to the sight impaired community.
The Working Group plans to have a draft specification submitted to the IDPF output process later this year.
"ETI has shown exceptional leadership in the collaborative effort to produce digital publishing standards that will benefit our entire industry," said Nick Bogaty, IDPF Executive Director. "Its rapid implementation of IDPF standards into its products will benefit vendors, publishers, and consumers, and demonstrates ETI's continued innovation."
About ETI
ETI is driving the eBook industry forward by designing, developing, and promoting advanced electronic content distribution and reading technology. ETI technology includes reading devices, content creation tools, content distribution and management technology, electronic bookstore and eCommerce implementations.
SOURCE eBook Technologies, Inc.
Copyright 2006 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved
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