Thread: epub 2.0 vs epub 3.0???
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Old 09-23-2016, 03:35 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell View Post
I haven't used Sigil in months and now that I am I notice the -epub 2.0 at the end of the file name. So I googled 2.0 vs 3.0. There are of course some differences but from what I could tell they weren't very substantial. Anyway.

1) As a writer self publishing on Apple, Kobo, B&N, Amazon, am I okay with the 2.0 or should I be using 3.0?

2) If answer to question #1 is I should be using 3.0, how do I do that via Sigil?
I recommend you stick with EPUB 2.0, unless you absolutely need some EPUB 3.0 feature. For example, if you intend to publish books with vertical writing (Japanese, Chinese), or audio, video clips, or MathML stuff, then you absolutely need EPUB 3.0, as they are not EPUB 2.0 features.

From the way you frame your questions, it sounds like that you don't need these 3.0 features. If so, stick with EPUB 2.0.

Even if you were to publish in EPUB 3.0, it might get downgraded to effectively 2.0, as not all existing reader devices from Apple, Kobo, B&N, Amazon, etc. can handle EPUB 3.0 and its (approx.) equivalent formats.
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