Open eBook explained

Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS)
Extension:.opf
Mime:application/oebps-package+xml[1]
Owner:Open eBook Forum
Latest Release Version:Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) 2.0
Genre: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

Open eBook (OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format which has been superseded by the EPUB format.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 fullversion 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

Reader software

Reader devices

[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Open Packaging Format (OPF) 2.0 v1.0. 2007-09-11 . 2009-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090604120716/http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf/OPF_2.0_final_spec.html#Section2.0 . 2020-05-05 . dead .
  2. http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?upd_id=3623&mdl=PRS505 Sony Reader PRS-505
  3. http://www.reader.intel.com Intel Reader
  4. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp Barnes & Noble Nook
  5. http://www.koboereader.com Kobo Reader
  6. https://ibookhive.com/ Audiobook and eMagazine library