Open eBook
Open eBook (OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format which has been superseded by the EPUB format. It was "based primarily on technology developed by SoftBook Press" and on XML. OEB was released with a free version belonging to public domain and a full version to be used with or without DRM by the publishing industry.
Open eBook is a ZIP file plus a Manifest file. Inside the package a defined subset of XHTML may be used, along with CSS and Dublin Core metadata. The default file extension is .opf (OEB Package Format).
01Specification release history
- September 1999, Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) 1.0 released
- June 2001, OEBPS 1.0.1 replaces OEBPS 1.0
- August 2002, OEBPS 1.2 Recommended Specification Released
- September 2007, Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0, EPUB. Released, supersedes the OEBPS 1.2
02Reader software
- SoftBook
- Adobe Digital Editions
- FBReader, GPL e-book reader for Unix/Windows computers.
- Lexcycle Stanza
- Mobipocket
- Openberg Lector, cross-platform reader released under the GPL and based on Mozilla platform
03Reader devices
- SoftBook
- Sony Reader, As of 2008 the Sony Reader PRS-505 supports the EPUB file format.
- Intel Reader
- Barnes & Noble Nook
- Kobo eReader
Sources and credits
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