Is Epub, Epub Or Epub?

Is Epub, Epub Or Epub? 
Posted at 8:24AM Tuesday 13 Jul 2010 

We are only just really starting to get into the interoperable digital world we all seek but already cracks are surfacing and more importantly it is not difficult to envisage some further issues moving forward. Unfortunately we are not all experts in the detail, nor are many experts across the full range of issues and technologies and most importantly the experts often miss the commercial and cultural aspects in their search for technical utopia. 
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/28249
http://bookseller-association.blogspot.com/2010/07/is-epub-epub-or-epub.html
'...to highlight that ePUB for iPad is different from ePUB for ADE and SonyReader ...'
'...Someone who invested early in digital files may now have to revisit these in order tomake them comply with the new demands. The recent change from 1.03 to 1.05 version of epub is a classic example of such a change....'
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Mike Perry said... 
The issue of cross-platform compatibility illustrates what publishers & distributors might find far more helpful for preventing piracy than the miseries of DRM. They could offer purchasers online libraries with a 'buy once, own forever' policy. Buy a legit copy, you always own a legit copy....'





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