Thread: EPUB 3 support?
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Old 07-10-2012, 06:54 PM   #4
stanislavf
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
KF8 is just a compiled version of ePub 3 (a subset of full ePub 3 functions but they are likely to add more.) I.e. it starts with ePub 3 or ePub 2 formatted document and compiles it into the standard PDB (MOBI) wrapper like they do with other formats.

Dale
Agreed. Additionally, iPad and Nook (and even other readers) are not dead yet! I think many would LOVE for Sigil to have ePub 3 capabilities. It has been about a year since the adoption of the standard and the Christmas device rush is not that far off. Google is releasing their tablet. Microsoft theirs. B&N and Amazon will no doubt release new ones. The rumors on iPad mini never cease (yawn).

I think the fixed layout and embedded audio will definitely take off in textbooks and children's books. B&N also uses a form of ePub 3 for their "read to me " books, which sooner or later they have to allow small publishers to use (currently they only allow big publisher partners to create those).

Don't get me wrong: I love Sigil. Keep it up.
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