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Old 01-31-2011, 07:53 PM   #102
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Originally Posted by Andrew H. View Post
Who gets to decide that epub is the standard? The publishers?
A technical standard is published by the standardization body (in ePub case it is IDPF) and is composed of a singe specification or series of specifications that deal with the object of standardization.

There is no doubt that ePub is a technical standard. Who has chosen to adopt it is a separate issue. A standardization as a process usually benefits the end user, more can be read on Wiki.

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Kindle format came first and has 80% of the US market. That sounds like a standard to me.
No, it doesn't sound like a standard at all. Kindle format is proprietary, closed, and completely controlled by its owner, which is Amazon. It is in wide use, but it is not a technical standard.
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