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Apple iPad using ePub format for ebooks -

by Peter Bestel
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With the launch of the iPad:



Amazon might be a wee bit worried (or not, already mixed thoughts on Job's new baby) as this iPad has the potential to overshadow the Kindle.

Well, IF it is successful then why not get your e-books in a format that the iPad will be able to read?

Apparently Apple use ePub format and that's all open platform stuff - see here:

https://www.idpf.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22

Mmm, interesting eh?


Peter
#apple #ebooks #epub #format #ipad
  • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
    I started reading about the ePub format minutes after it came out of Steve Jobs' mouth.
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    • Profile picture of the author JonMills
      Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

      I started reading about the ePub format minutes after it came out of Steve Jobs' mouth.

      What did you use to create your Epub files from word docs?
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      • Profile picture of the author slashr
        Well, just like its ads said: iPad makes reading like never before:p
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    Hello,
    that is one big iphone!!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author kswr123
      Originally Posted by Lou Diamond View Post

      Hello,
      that is one big iphone!!!!
      ITS NOT AN IPHONE!!!

      I HATE it when people make stupid generalisations like that. If this thing surpasses allthe bad gossip that people are spreading about it, it WILL overtake the netbook.

      Heck, how's you like to wake up every morning to your emails, your favourite newspaper, a little brain-engaging puzzle and a fully functioning keyboard all in a machine thinner that most flat monitors?

      This will revolutionise the computer. No doubt. And It will make IM-in-bed a real possibility.

      The battery life is ONE MONTH on standby. One flippin' MONTH
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  • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
    If I hadn't seen this on a video, I'd have said that was a photoshopped iPhone.

    However, I did, and despite the fact it's going to sell shedloads - I'm most likely going to be getting a shiny new iMac instead.
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  • Profile picture of the author Peter Bestel
    Karl & Lou,

    Can you imagine Dom Joly using one? (Trigger Happy TV)

    HELLO! YES, I'M ON AN iPAD. NO, IT'S RUBBISH!
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  • Profile picture of the author Peter Bestel
    There's also this app for your iPhone and iPod Touch that can read ePub docs too:

    Welcome - BookShelf - E-book reader for iPhone and iPod Touch
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  • Profile picture of the author Elmer Hurlstone
    Apparently "great minds"* do think alike.

    Researching "ePub" is about two or three down on my list of "things to do".

    From a bit of preliminary research I did a couple weeks ago--right after the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, where a slew of e-readers were introduced--the ePub format is predominant among non-proprietary methods.

    Elmer

    *Going through the same thought processes as Peter, Dan and Karl indicates one of two things. Either I'm on the right track or these guys are as clueless as I sometimes think I am. Hope it's the former.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Originally Posted by Elmer Hurlstone View Post

      *Going through the same thought processes as Peter, Dan and Karl indicates one of two things. Either I'm on the right track or these guys are as clueless as I sometimes think I am. Hope it's the former.
      I hope it's the former too.

      Has anyone found anything yet on video/audio support on the iPad for the ePub format?

      Also, here's another reader: calibre - E-book management
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  • Profile picture of the author seoguy1
    Can't wait to get my hands on one of those!
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie888
    Unfortunately, Apple has done it yet again, and intentionally crippled its iPad. Adobe itself has stated that the ePub books for the iPad will NOT be accessible on other devices because of Apple's DRM restrictions -

    Adobe on Flash and the iPad: 'Apple is continuing to impose restrictions on their devices' -- Engadget
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  • Profile picture of the author Congrats
    well this looks really cool. A new way of reading ebooks and magazines.
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  • Profile picture of the author devid
    Fine link. Apple use ePub format looks to be worth useful. It enhances the features of ipad definitely.
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