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EPUB

EPUB is an e-book file format that uses the ".epub" file extension. The term is short for electronic publication and is sometimes stylized as ePUB. EPUB is supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers. EPUB is a technical standard published by the International Digital Publishing Forum…

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Contained by
OEBPS Container Format (OCF; Zip)
Developed by
International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
Extended from
Open eBook, XHTML, CSS, DTBook
Initial release
September 2007; 18 years ago (2007 -09)
Internet media type
application/epub+zip
Latest release
3.3 May 25, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-05-25)

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EPUB

Nodes90
Edges89
Triples132
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
Components1

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EPUB

Top relations

related to history · 15
EPUB → CSS, Fixed Layout Documents, HTML, June, MathML, May, New, October, Open, Publication Structure, September, SFNT, The, The EPUB, WOFF
related to Adoption · 11
EPUB → Amazon's Kindle, Amazon's Send, Android, Apple Books, Apple's, Google Play Books, HTML, In, Kindle, Kindle File Format, The EPUB
related to Security and privacy concerns · 11
EPUB → CSRF, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, Overview, Security, Such, SVG, The, Web, XSHM
related to Software · 10
EPUB → Adobe Digital Editions, Aldiko, Android, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Most, September, Sigil, The Microsoft Edge, There
related to Version 2.0.1 · 10
EPUB → OCF, October, Open Container Format, Open Packaging Format, Open Publication Structure, OPF, OPS, September, XML, ZIP
related to Container · 8
EPUB → Abstract Container, All, An EPUB, An OCF, META-INF, Open Container Format, The, This
related to Contents · 8
EPUB → Content, Contents, CSS, HTML, Navigation, NCX, PLS, SVG
related to Digital rights management · 8
EPUB → An EPUB, Consequently, DRM, However, In, OCF, The EPUB, This
related to External links · 7
EPUB → Archived, EPUB3, EPUB3 OverviewIDPF EPUB Validator, Github-repository, ISO/IEC TS, Part, Wayback Machine
related to Implementation · 6
EPUB → An EPUB, By, CSS, HTML, HTML5, It

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Important terminology

file format xml content files css container zip specification xhtml must open opf ncx document mime contents type support books

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EPUBContained byOEBPS Container Format (OCF; Zip)1.00infobox
EPUBDeveloped byInternational Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)1.00infobox
EPUBExtended fromOpen eBook, XHTML, CSS, DTBook1.00infobox
EPUBFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .epub1.00infobox
EPUBInitial releaseSeptember 2007; 18 years ago (2007 -09)1.00infobox
EPUBInternet media typeapplication/epub+zip1.00infobox
EPUBLatest release3.3 May 25, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-05-25)1.00infobox
EPUBMagic numberPK\x03\x04 (Zip)1.00infobox
EPUBOpen format?Yes1.00infobox
EPUBStandardISO/IEC TS 301351.00infobox
EPUBType of formate-book file format1.00infobox
EPUBWebsitew3.org/epub31.00infobox
EPUBis ae-book file format that uses the0.90text
EPUBis atechnical standard published by the International Digital Publishing Forum0.90text
EPUBis amost widely supported vendor-independent XML-based e-book format0.90text

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