Thread: The Kobo DRM-free epub fiasco
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Old 03-02-2015, 01:56 AM   #289
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
As long as you do not needlessly make your ePub ePub 3 when you don't need to do so, you'll be good to go. I've not have any issues at Kobo with ePub 2 eBooks.

So in plain English, make your ePub ePub 2 and all will be well.
My build system can produce metadata in either format, so if I conclude that my books are breaking on Kobo's store, I can instantly ship an EPUB 2 file to that channel with the push of a button.

However, I would rather not do so unless absolutely necessary. The way I see it, EPUB 3 is almost four years old, which makes it almost half as old as EPUB 2 already. If it isn't time to adopt the standard by now, it never will be.

Of course, my EPUB 3 books do include an NCX and a guide tag in an effort to maximize compatibility with older devices, so I'm not being a purist about the newer standard by any means.
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