12-04-2006, 11:37 AM | #1 |
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Where is iRex busy with?
It seems the united eBook hardware and software (and firmware) producers, manufacturers and publishers, are working towards a new eBook standard, that probably everybody can use. Look here:
http://www.idpf.org/ocf/ocf1.0/downl...0-20060911.pdf (and http://www.idpf.org/ocf/ocf1.0/index.htm ) |
12-04-2006, 11:49 AM | #2 |
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Hi Henkvdg
This format has been around for a while, previously known as Open eBook. The XML specification is at 1.2, the container format (basically a structured zip file) that you point to here was released a couple of months ago. As you point out - these are open standards along with the OpenReader format (have a look at Alexander Turcic's previous thread in the News section commenting on the 2 competing open formats). The main current problem with both formats are twofold - firstly not many publishers are publishing for these standards, secondly, there are few software readers around to read the formats with ... :-( |
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12-04-2006, 12:41 PM | #3 | |
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It's like HD-DVD & Blu-Ray; They first made the discs, then they introduced the players; I'm quite sure that after the format is finalised, the readers will appear shortly after; |
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12-05-2006, 06:03 AM | #4 |
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you're missing a step - make the format - attract content providers - make the player ...
without content the reader and format may be the best in the world ... but it wont do anything ... |
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