Electronic Books and the Open eBook Publication Structure

Renear, Allen H.; Salo, Dorothea

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Title

Electronic Books and the Open eBook Publication Structure

Author(s)

• Renear, Allen H.
• Salo, Dorothea

Issue Date

2003

Keyword(s)

• digital publishing
• ebooks
• ePUB
• xml
• electronic publishing

Abstract

Electronic books, or e-books, will soon be a major part of electronic publishing. This chapter introduces the notion of electronic books, reviewing their history, the advantages they promise, and the difficulties in predicting the pace and nature of e-book development and adoption. It then analyzes some of the critical problems facing both individual publishers and the industry as a whole, drawing on our current understanding of fundamental principles and best practice in information processing and publishing. In the context of this analysis the Open eBook Forum Publication Structure, a widely used XML-based content format, is presented as a foundation for high-performance electronic publishing.

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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