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Originally Posted by pittendrigh
Yes. OK. Epub3 is spot on. Looks like only the readers have to enhanced.
EPUB 3.1 supports audio and video embedded in HTML Content Documents via the new [HTML5] audio and video elements, inheriting all the functionality and features these elements provide. (For information on supported audio formats, please refer to Core Media Types [EPUB31]. For recommendations on embedding video, refer to Reading System Conformance [EPUB31].)
Considering most tablets maintain wifi connectivity to the wwweb I'm beginning to wonder what good the file formats are. Why not connect to a website that looks and acts like a book? Browsers already support all of the above.
An Apache web server plugin that could read an epub file and display it like a website is an interesting idea. Epub is just XML and PHP has a full-featured XPath library. So reading such a file would just be a small matter of programming.
If you're running the Grand Canyon in a white water dory or bonefishing in the Bahamas you might not have wifi connectivity. But most of the time....
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Most people I know leave the wifi off on their ereaders.
And as for your assumption that wifi is everywhere, I invite you to come to Texas. Wifi and or cell service is not guaranteed. It is not ubiquitous.
So no an internet-based ereader would not be extremely useful.
What exactly are you wanting to do that is unique and different?
What kinds of e-books are you thinking?