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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy
It doesn't really seem to me that notes format would have anything to do with the epub standard. More like an implementation detail on the ereader.
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Well, you could read about it for free, if you would like to learn more about it:
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920022442.do
The book is for free, it's only a dozen pages or even less if I remember correctly, you just have to sign up for a free account at O'Reillys.
Next to notes implementation being improved, there were quite some interesting features promised, for example, it would be much easier to implement other media formats within books, because epub3 would be based upon html5, instead of older html versions.
For example, one could write in a book that the main character is walking into a pub and let the reader play bar music. This would be revolutionary for how we experience fiction. But also one could write a historical book and mention a speech by Churchill and let the reader actually play the speech at the moment one opens that chapter. It was also promised that it would be easier to implement photos and even movies into text.
One of the main reasons to get excited was also that epub3 would help people with reading/writing disorders, with excercises etc. For example for dyslexics. And it would help improve literacy in harder to reach groups in society.
You can also check the epub webpage itself:
http://idpf.org/epub/30
It's sad that some other technologies are progressing like crazy, while the reader format is being hold back, I'm guessing by some bigger companies. (Anyone remember Apple fixing ebook prices?
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/6/470...nction-against )
To be honest though, for me most interesting at the time were the notes, so I'm happy at least some companies are showing some improvement there.
Thanks for all the input and the comments!
