2. Value of Standards
Healthy Ecosystem presents better
opportunities for Prosperity and Long
Term Growth
Standards are the KEY to a Healthy
Ecosystem
3. Who are the standards for?
Ifgoal is better opportunities for
Prosperity and long term growth…these
standards need to benefit the consumer
and companies along the Digital Supply
Chain
4. 2006 eBook Consumer Survey:
Main suggestions from group
Price of eBooks should be considerably
lower than print
Selection of eBooks should be improved
Lack of interoperability needs to be
addressed.
5. IDPF Standards
IDPF standards intended to
streamline digital content for publishers
Facilitate flow of content through
sales and distribution channels
Open and non-proprietary Standards
6. What is EPUB?
EPUBis the XML-based file format for
downloadable digital books
EPUB actually composed of three
standards OPS, OPF, OCF
True interoperability across platforms
7. Where is DRM?
There is no DRM standard at this time and DRM
application is proprietary
DRM is a fact of life today and EPUB is a means to
help streamline digital content for publishers
eBook options include: DRM Free,
Interoperable, Watermarking, Social DRM,
Proprietary DRM,
8. How does EPUB help the Publisher?
Publisherscan reduce costs of
conversion. Create EPUB only and send
through distribution channels
Format Management
More content available for consumer
9. EPUB Workflow Realities Ahead
EPUB adoption and implementation
is taking place…not without
challenges
Distributors are receiving EPUB
and converting to other formats as
necessary
11. Association American Publishers :
EPUB support
HarperCollins Publishers Cambridge University Press
Harlequin Oxford University Press
Simon & Schuster Pelican Publishing Company
Hachette Book Group Cengage Learning
John Wiley & Sons Inc. Workman Publishing
Penguin Group USA Seattle Book Company
Random House National Science Teachers Assoc.
Macmillan CQ Press
12. European:
EPUB support
Random House Oxford University Press
HarperCollins Cambridge University Press
Penguin Gardners Books
Simon & Schuster Taylor & Francis
Pan Macmillan Value Chain International
Mills & Boon WHSmith
Waterstones and more to come…
O’Reilly Media
13. Supply Chain: EPUB support
Adobe Libri.de Internet GmbH
OverDrive Ingram Digital
DNAML Aptara
LibreDigital TexTech
eBook Technologies codeMantra
Publishing Dimensions Mobipocket
VitalSource Technologies Digital Media Initiatives
Innodata Isogen Smashwords
and many more…
15. What’s Next for EPUB?
EPUB Standards Maintenance Group
IDPF Best Practices Guide
Next Evolution EPUB 3.0
16. Most Downloaded Library
eBooks (2008)*
1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
2. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
4. Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
5. Because You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas
* Source OverDrive, Inc. (Jan 6, 2009)
17. Michael Smith
IDPF
msmith@idpf.org
www.idpf.org
905-235-4373
19. Recent News in eBook Space
Feb 5 – Google Book Search for iPhone and Android
Feb 9 – Amazon Kindle 2 Launch
Feb 16 – Adobe Reader Mobile SDK 9
February 25 – Indigo Shortcovers launched
March 4 – Amazon Kindle for iPhone Launch
20. Recent News in eBook Space
March 5 – B&N acquires Fictionwise
March 11 – Sony Reader launch in Germany
March 17 – Sony and Google partner to release
500,000 Public Domain EPUB Books
March 25 – Pragmatic Programmers EPUB
21. Recent News in eBook Space
March 30 – EPUB Bootcamp
Apr 2 – News Corp confirms looking into
investment in company specializing “eReader
Technologies”
Blackberry App Store opening up
Apr 17 – Random House Announces will be first to
put books into Blackberry App
22. Recent News in eBook Space
Apr 17 – O’Reilly begins to sell DRM Free titles
on Amazon Kindle
Apr 22 – Penguin signs English eBook distribution
with China
Penguin +700% first quarter of 2009 vs. Q1 2008
April 27 – Amazon purchases Lexcyle (Stanza
Reader for iPhone)
23. Recent News in eBook Space
April 28 – B&N/Fictionwise add EPUB to
Multiformat Titles
May 6 – Kindle DX Reader announced
May 12 - New Cybook update announced with
EPUB support
May 14 - Cool-er Reader released with EPUB
Support?
24. Recent News in eBook Space
May 15 – New BeBook Reader released with EPUB
Support
June 2 – Google Sets Plans to Sell eBooks
June 7 – EPUB Zen Garden launched
June 9 – California to scrap school textbooks in favor
of eBooks
June 12 – S&S to sell eBooks on Scribd.com
June 15 – ePubBooks.com goes live