The Readium project originally started in 2012 and was originally billed to be an open source EPUB 3 engine. It is basically a set of reading tools for the development of iOS, Android and Chrome e-Reading apps. There are major players involved in the development of mobile and web-friendly SDK tools, such as Adobe, will be contributing a full-featured EPUB 3 rendering engine … [Read more...] about Readium for Chrome Receives Major Upgrade
EPUB 3
Feature: Are eBook Apps, HTML5, or ePub3 the Future of Digital Publishing?
Digital Publishing is one of the fastest growing segments and most major publishers are now seeing 21% of their total revenues stem from it. Publishers cannot decide on what the future of publishing will entail. There are three main aspects that the vast majority of companies employing for their strategy. We are seeing strong growth with dedicated e-reading apps, HTML5, and … [Read more...] about Feature: Are eBook Apps, HTML5, or ePub3 the Future of Digital Publishing?
Helicon Books Gyan Reader – Claims to Be First to Support All EPUB3 Features
EPUB3 is out there, but not all of its new features are supported by current readers. As a matter of fact, most of the new features are NOT supported at all (see above chart). Now comes Helicon Books with the Gyan Reader, which they claim will support all the new EPUB3 features, including: Full support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) including animated SVG. Displaying … [Read more...] about Helicon Books Gyan Reader – Claims to Be First to Support All EPUB3 Features
Readium Concept eReader for HTML5 and EPUB 3 Unveiled
The International Digital Publishing Forum has announced a new project in the works called Readium. Right now it is just in the concept stages for a standalone application for Android, but has just released a Google Chrome Extension. The goal with Readium is to develop a standard for developers and authors alike to customize content that will look good on any mobile device. … [Read more...] about Readium Concept eReader for HTML5 and EPUB 3 Unveiled
EPUB 3 Voted for Final IDPF Recommended Specification
EPUB 3 seeks to be the global industry standard for digitally published books and today during the Frankfurt Book Fair the International Digital Publishing Forum officially voted to elevate EPUB 3.0 to a final IDPF Recommended Specification. EPUB 3 became a reality in May of 2010 when enhanced ebooks began to gain traction. A new global standard was necessary in order to … [Read more...] about EPUB 3 Voted for Final IDPF Recommended Specification
Status Update ePub 3 and New Video
When we were are Book Expo America, we landed an exclusive interview with the lead developers of the EPUB 3 Team and things have been rather quiet since then. Today the team announced some news regarding their iPad technology and even included video. If you have never heard of ePub 3 before, check out our exclusive interview and video interview HERE. The team announced today … [Read more...] about Status Update ePub 3 and New Video
Aptara Brings Experience and EPUB 3 to BookExpo America
There’s been a lot of recent buzz about EPUB 3 and what it will mean for digital publishing and file formatting, despite the webinars and speaker panels that have been bringing the expected changes to light since early 2011. Aptara, a twenty-two year veteran of working with print publishers and one of the companies that was originally at the forefront of e-book formatting, … [Read more...] about Aptara Brings Experience and EPUB 3 to BookExpo America