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Open EBook Format
General
Standard format used to publish electronic texts
Package file (1)
OPF extension
Gene
ral
Specifies OEB documents, images and other objects
Mime media type: text/xml
Initial lines:
XML version
Doctype link to DTD
Includes
Package identity (1)
Includes unique_identifier
Metadata (1)
dc-Metadata (Dublin Core)
Starts with dc-metadata link to dtd
dc:Title
dc:Type
dc:Identifier (includes unique identifier)
dc:Creator (with roles)
dc:Contributer (with roles)
dc:Subject
dc:Type (e.g. Dictionary)
dc:Description
dc:Date (YYYY-MM-DD, month and day are optional)
dc:Rights
x-Metadata (other proprietary metadata info)
Manifest (1)
List of all files in the publication
Fallback item if not a core media type
Order not important
Spine (1)
Primary reading order of the document
First itemref link is the file shown on opening
Can include only text items
Tours (multiple)
Alternative reading orders
Reading systems are not required to implement tours
Guide
Lists key structural components (e.g. TOC, Intro)
Includes type, title, and link
Type is from list (e.g. toc, cover, title page)
Resources
Open EBook
http://www.openebook.org
Includes oeb101.pdf (current guidelines)
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