Open eBook

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 eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) 1.2 (August 2002)
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eBook (or OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format which has been superseded by the EPUB format. It was "based primarily on technology developed by SoftBook Press".^[2] 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).

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

Reader 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

Reader devices

SoftBook
Sony Reader – As of 2008 the Sony Reader PRS-505 supports the EPUB file format.^[3]
Intel Reader ^[4]
Barnes & Noble Nook ^[5]
Kobo eReader ^[6]

References

↑ http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf/OPF_2.0_final_spec.html
↑ Judge, Paul (1998-11-16), "E-Books: A Library On Your Lap", BusinessWeek, archived from the original on February 8, 2000
↑ http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?upd_id=3623&mdl=PRS505 Sony Reader PRS-505
↑ Intel Reader
↑ Barnes & Noble Nook
↑ Kobo Reader

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