.epub is an electronic book format that has become the industry standard, allowing eBooks that use this format to be read on a wide variety of eReaders, from dedicated hardware to desktop software to online based readers. Here are a few examples:
-Apple iPad
-Barnes and Noble NOOK
-Sony Reader
-Bookeen Cybook OPUS
-Adobe Digital Editions
-ibis Reader
-Bookworm
-EPUB Reader
The EPUB ebook format allows publishers to produce and distribute a digital publication that offers consumers interoperability between software and hardware for unencrypted reflowable digital books. In October 2007 the OPS 2.0 was elevated to an Official IDPF Standard. The “.epub” file extension is made up of XML files for reflowable digital books and publications. EPUB is composed of three open standards, the Open Publication Structure (OPS), Open Packaging Format (OPF) and Open Container Format (OCF) all produced by the IDPF(International Digital Publishing Forum). In actuality, the “.epub” file is just a renamed ZIP archive containing the books files, either XHTML or DTBook, and along with a number of XML description and navigation files there are sometimes image/media files.
Great! Now your task for next week, Imani Jai, is to *make* an epub document. I haven't looked into this yet, but I feel confident it isn't going to be too hard to do. Start by gooling something like "epub creator for linux" and see what you get ("epub creator for ubuntu" might be another good variation to try). Create a post summarizing what you find, with links to software that looks promising. Let me know when you're ready. I'll read your post and follow up with suggestions, and install the most promising software on your machine for you to try.
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