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I prefer .depub for DRMed EPUB as it can also stand for de-published
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I think that the IDPF should state that if you add DRM the file extension must be .!epub
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But I agree that different file extensions would be better (can you imagine the amount of support-requests resulting from it otherwise?) |
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However I feel the group to blame is not Adobe but IDPF. They are responsible for creating this format and did not do a thorough job. It was the responsibility of the iDPF: 1- Create a universal ePUB logo. 2- Create a universal DRM solution. 3- Take into account devices with small memory footprints. 4- Create a certifiable ePUB format. especially if they are claiming its a one size fits all format. This way it would be clear to any person buying an eBook or buying an eBook Reader that if it sported the ePUB logo it would work. Right now things are not so bad because Adobe is the only ePUB DRM in town. But enter another company that throws on another DRM solution and now we will have a huge headache on our hands. =X= |
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Unfortunately when I load at the Board of Directors for IDPF I don't see this getting fixed.
http://www.idpf.org/about/boardofdirectors.htm Open Standards are great for the publishers and the consumers. If you allow it to be encrypted with proprietary DRM and still allow it to be marketed as an open standard it no longer meets the consumer requirements of interoperability. This is just going to lead to upset customers. It's at best ill advised and at worst fraud. IMHO EPUB encrypted with ADEPT is Adobe Digital Editions, it's not EPUB. |
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doesn't part of the standard call for it to be able to be converted into other formats?
If DRM epubs dont allow for this, so then they are not epubs. |
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This makes perfect sense: .epub for DRM-free, .epuba for Adobe DRM, .epube for eReader DRM, etcetera. It would be in FictionWise's interest to use .epube (say) because that reduces the confusion over a 2nd DRM scheme. They also have gone through this in spades with .pdb. The problem is that Adobe has already "squatted" on .epub for ePub with Adobe DRM.
One approach would be to somehow get Adobe to stop using .epub for ePubs with Adobe DRM. Or we could standardize on .epubf (say) for DRM-free ePub. I was concerned that Adobe Digital Editions would not accept this, but the Windows version does not care what the extension is. However, you currently can't add .epubf files to the ADE library. |
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Do you really want to see a word such as epube for the form,at of an eBook? Say it out loud to yourself. Personally, I think it's rather inappropriate. The easiest solution is to get Fictionwise to drop the nonsense about adding yet another DRM scheme to ePub.
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