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April 19th, 2008

TelePoll: Best way to spell IDPF e-book format name?

Update: I should have mentioned ePUB, though in the end I myself voted for ePub. But that should already be covered under “Others.” Thanks to Mike Cook for the catch.

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One Response to “TelePoll: Best way to spell IDPF e-book format name?”

Garth Conboy (IDPF board member) discusses the ePub moniker | ePub Books - Information & Resources on the IDPF ePub Standard, eBooks and Digital eBook Readers Says:
April 21st, 2008 at 5:19 pm

[...] There have been many good reasons for choosing one style over another but if we take the TeleRead Poll as any kind of indication then “ePub” seems to be a [...]

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