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is a legacy e-book format "based primarily on technology developed by SoftBook Press"^[2] and on XML; it has been superseded by the EPUB electronic publication standard.

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).

Contents 1 Specification release history 2 Reader software 3 Reader devices 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] 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

[edit] Reader software

• SoftBook
• Adobe Digital Editions
• FBReader — GPL eBook reader available for various linux based PDAs and desktops.
• Lexcycle Stanza
• Mobipocket
• Openberg Lector — crossplatform reader released under the GPL and based on Mozilla platform
• WordPlayer — eBook reader for Android (Google) Phone OS

[edit] Reader devices

• SoftBook, 1998
• Sony Reader — As of 7/24/2008 the Sony Reader PRS-505 supports the EPUB file format with the release of Sony eBook Library version 2.2.00.18100 and Reader firmware version 1.1.00.18040 ^[3]
• Intel Reader ^[4]

[edit] See also

• Comparison of e-book formats
• Open Packaging Conventions

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Open eBook Forum
• Open eBook Validator
• Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0
• Adobe's Sample eBook Library
• Article "EPUB" at the MobileRead Wiki

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