ebooks: standards and formats
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EPUB, Mobi, PDF, Kindle, iBooks - what does it all mean for readers of digital content? This session takes a layman's look at proprietary formats and standards in ebooks helping us to make sense of it all.TRANSCRIPT
Standards & Formats
James Clay
ILT & Learning Resources ManagerGloucestershire College
elearningstuff.net@jamesclay
Books
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eBooks
eBook Readers
1935
1974
What should I buy?
Devices
Kindle
Nexus 7
Nook
iPod touch
Windows
Oynx Boox
Mac OS X
Android
CybookSony Reader
iPhone
Windows Phone
Foxit eSlick
Kindle Fire
Azbooka
Nook Color
Kindle DX
Windows RT
iPad miniiPad
Archos
Kobo
Linux
Viewsonic
Kindle touchjetBook
Formats
Archos Reader
DjVu
EPUB
FictionBook
HTML
Kindle
Microsoft Reader
Mobipocket
Multimedia eBookeReader
Plain Text
Plucker
Postscript
Repligo
TealDoc
Tome Raider
iBooks
TEI LiteTEBR
Open eBook
DAISY
BBeB
Format Capabilities
DRM Support
Table Support
Bookmarking
Annotation Support
Image Support
Word wrappingOpen Standard
Audio SupportInteractivity
Video Support
Web
Device Capabilities
DRM Support
Tables
Text to Speech
Dictionary
Images
Word wrappingWiFi
AudioTouch
Video
Web Browser
Storage
Card Reader
USB
Touch screen
Colour Screen
3G
Making it simple...
That’s not simple...
Formats
EPUB
EPUB2
EPUB3
HTML
Mobi
iBooks
Readers
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Kindle
iPad
iPad mini
Mac
Windows
What do you want to do?
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Read
Create
Lending
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Delivery
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Usage
Compatibility
DRM
Authentication
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The Future
Updating
Dynamic
Awareness
Standards & Formats
James Clay
ILT & Learning Resources ManagerGloucestershire College
elearningstuff.net@jamesclay