Hachette Adopts IDPF Ebooks Standard

摘要

At the 2007 International Digital Publishing Forum (see InfoTech, LJ 6/1/07, p. 27), IDPF president Steve Potash suggested that a "reading revolution" was within reach if publishers could, like the movie industry did with the DVD, agree on a single format. The Hachette Group, which includes the former Warner Books, now Grand Central, has officially embraced Potash's vision, announcing it will use the IDPF's ".epub" file format standard for its ebooks. It is the first major trade publisher to adopt the standard. Hachette officials said they will introduce the ".epub" standard, a file extension of an XML format for digital books and publications, with their December 2007 list.