Comments on: Many publishers to start using ePub as a distribution format by October: Consumer format to follow? http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/14/many-publishers-to-start-using-epub-as-a-distribution-format-by-october-consumer-format-to-follow/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:09:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: A review of the Digital Book 2008 conference, including news on AAP's letter for ePub Support from Publishers | ePub Books - Information & Resources on the IDPF ePub Standard, eBooks and Digital eBook Readers http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/14/many-publishers-to-start-using-epub-as-a-distribution-format-by-october-consumer-format-to-follow/#comment-816560 A review of the Digital Book 2008 conference, including news on AAP's letter for ePub Support from Publishers | ePub Books - Information & Resources on the IDPF ePub Standard, eBooks and Digital eBook Readers Thu, 29 May 2008 22:26:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/14/many-publishers-to-start-using-epub-as-a-distribution-format-by-october-consumer-format-to-follow/#comment-816560 [...] is AAP’s Letter for EPUB Support from Publishers and as always, TeleRead’s David Rothman is one of the first to gives his thoughts. Also over on TeleRead.org, Jon Noring digs up some clarification from AAP ’s Ed McCoyd, [...] [...] is AAP’s Letter for EPUB Support from Publishers and as always, TeleRead’s David Rothman is one of the first to gives his thoughts. Also over on TeleRead.org, Jon Noring digs up some clarification from AAP ’s Ed McCoyd, [...]

]]> By: Jon Noring http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/14/many-publishers-to-start-using-epub-as-a-distribution-format-by-october-consumer-format-to-follow/#comment-799447 Jon Noring Thu, 15 May 2008 00:14:15 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/14/many-publishers-to-start-using-epub-as-a-distribution-format-by-october-consumer-format-to-follow/#comment-799447 I have sent a message to Ed McCoyd at AAP asking they clarify their position on the use of native ePub as a consumer format. If one reads paragraph 2, AAP <em>implies</em> (with the "if") that they support this. The focus of their letter seemed to make sure that those who build ePub to something-else converters will preserve as much of the original ePub formatting as possible (e.g., something which Mobipocket falls short). With native ePub delivered to the consumer, the consumer gets the full ePub fidelity, so no need to mention this. Nevertheless, I do want to get AAP's clarification on the matter of ePub as a consumer format, rather than try to read the tea leaves in their letter. I have sent a message to Ed McCoyd at AAP asking they clarify their position on the use of native ePub as a consumer format.

If one reads paragraph 2, AAP implies (with the “if”) that they support this. The focus of their letter seemed to make sure that those who build ePub to something-else converters will preserve as much of the original ePub formatting as possible (e.g., something which Mobipocket falls short). With native ePub delivered to the consumer, the consumer gets the full ePub fidelity, so no need to mention this.

Nevertheless, I do want to get AAP’s clarification on the matter of ePub as a consumer format, rather than try to read the tea leaves in their letter.

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