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Old 02-14-2009, 01:02 AM   #25
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I recall that they had. Or was that not "official"?
The only reference I am aware of is teleread: SCOOP! eReader format licensed to Lexcycle, eReader coming to new platforms, and more! which says (based on an e-mail exchange with Steve Pendergrast, co-owner of FictionWise):
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ePub for eReader

The current form of eReader markup is a sort of pseudo-HTML that uses backslashes instead of brackets. With minor updates, it dates all the way back to 1998. Although it still looks good in the reader, it is very much a legacy platform.

But that may soon change. Steve mentioned that Fictionwise plans to update the eReader applications to handle ePub books wrapped in eReader DRM, with a completion goal of sometime in 2009. He was hesitant to name a timeframe any more specific than that, because nine separate platforms’ clients will have to be updated to handle the new format, and a snag in any one of them could delay the release for all.
I don't think there is any doubt that this is FictionWise's plan, but the above certainly isn't a press release.
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