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Originally Posted by GizmoPlanet
I seem to recall recently reading an article in a Canadian newspaper that EPUB was developed by IDPF, which is a digital publishing organization located in Toronto, Canada.
That said, I don't doubt for a minute that Adobe didn't have substantial say (or at least influence) in the development of the format.
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IDPF is the International Digital Publishing Forum. It's a trade group composed of members of the industry, and headquartered in Toronto.
The IDPF home page is here:
http://www.openebook.org/
The member list is here:
http://www.openebook.org/membership/currentmembers.asp
Adobe is a corporate member, and has a lot of clout in the industry and influence over what IDPF produces.
EPUB is an outgrowth of the Open eBook Publication Structure or "OEB", originally produced in 1999.
My impression is that Adobe was a major driver behind the changes that resulted in EPUB, but I can't document it.
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Dennis