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fjtorres · 01-19-2012, 04:15 PM

Not that I make a habit of it but in this case Apple is being honest enough *not* to call the files epubs. Just as Microsoft never called LIT files OEBs or epubs though they were almost identical.
Strictly speaking, since the epub specifications have no enforcement power worth the name, they *could* have called their proprietary format an epub and simpy expected others to adjust their code to their mutated format.

At least this way we all know not to expect the files to run anywhere but on Apple products.

Clarity is worth something.

01-19-2012, 04:15 PM	#5
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Not that I make a habit of it but in this case Apple is being honest enough not to call the files epubs. Just as Microsoft never called LIT files OEBs or epubs though they were almost identical. Strictly speaking, since the epub specifications have no enforcement power worth the name, they could have called their proprietary format an epub and simpy expected others to adjust their code to their mutated format. At least this way we all know not to expect the files to run anywhere but on Apple products. Clarity is worth something.