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- 1. 1 File Formats & Functionality The EPUB 3 Device Support Grid The Changing Standards Landscape| ALA| Chicago © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
- 2. XBITS Metadata Content Structure EDI RFID EPUB © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 2
- 3. © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. “The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) endorses EPUB 3 as the accepted and preferred standard for representing, packaging, an d encoding structured and semantically enhanced Web content — including XHTML, CSS, SVG, image s, and other resources — for distribution in a single- file format.” 3
- 4. $0 $200,000,000 $400,000,000 $600,000,000 $800,000,000 $1,000,000,000 $1,200,000,000 $1,400,000,000 $1,600,000,000 $1,800,000,000 $2,000,000,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 eBooks Softcover Mass-market Paperback Hardcover Sales by Format: Adult Fiction © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 4
- 5. $0 $500,000,000 $1,000,000,000 $1,500,000,000 $2,000,000,000 $2,500,000,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 eBooks Softcover Mass-market Paperback Hardcover Sales by Format: Adult Nonfiction 5
- 6. $0 $200,000,000 $400,000,000 $600,000,000 $800,000,000 $1,000,000,000 $1,200,000,000 $1,400,000,000 $1,600,000,000 $1,800,000,000 $2,000,000,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 eBooks Softcover Mass-market Paperback Hardcover Sales by Format: Kids Books © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 6
- 7. © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 7
- 8. EPUB3 Functionality Reading Systems/Platforms © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 8
- 9. Slow Adoption of EPUB 3 Non-Compliance Fractured Marketplace © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 9
- 10. Updated Frequently Some info provided by vendors, some not BISG welcomes industry feedback © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 10
- 11. New Vendors: • CourseSmart • Inkling Updated Vendors • Safari Books Online • Google • Sony © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 11
- 12. Navigation Elements • TOC Navigation • Page List Navigation • Landmarks Navigation • Custom Navigation Elements Metadata • Multiple title types • External metadata records (ONIX, MARC, etc.) © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 12
- 13. Pagination • Reflowable • Fixed Layout Text Content • XHTML • SVG • MathML • epub:switch • Preserves UTF-8/16 encoding © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 13
- 14. Linking • Embedded IDs • CFI • Linking inside the book • Linking outside the book Text Layout & Styling • Preservation of publisher provided styling and layout • Tables, numbered lists, bulleted lists, text on background images, floating elements, multi-column layout, headers/footers • Media queries © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 14
- 15. Global Language Support • Ruby positioning • CSS writing modes • Text direction • Page-direction-progression •Alternate style sheets Fonts • Embedded • Obfuscated embedded • Built in Unicode font support • Font descriptors © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 15
- 16. Speech (TTS) • Text to Speech (TTS) • PLS • SSML • CSS 3 Speech Scripting & Interactivity • Container constrained scripts • Spine level scripts’ • epubReadingSytem object • Bindings • epub:trigger • XMLHttpRequest for embedded data • XMLHttpRequest for remote data © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 16
- 17. Multimedia • Audio • MP3 • AAC • Remote • Embedded • Video • H.264 • VP8 • Remote • Embedded • Media Overlays • Media Overlays highlight styling © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 17
- 18. Other Document Types • PDF • RTF • MS Word Separate Device Features • Region Magnification • Pinch & Zoom • Orientation lock Usability & Accessibility • Hide structural navigation levels • Device keyboard accessibility • User Interface controls exposed to and traversible by assistive technologies • Text content exposed to and traversible by assistive technologies © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 18
- 19. Adobe Family Amazon Family ADE 1.7.2 Kindle e-ink Mobi7 Kindle e-ink KF8 (Touch) Kindle Fire (KF8) Kindle IOS (Mobi7) Kindle Android (KF8) Kindle Mac and PC (Mobi7) Apple Family Apple iBooks App CourseSmart Google IDPF CourseSmart Online CourseSmart Android/IOS Google E-Books, App and Online Readium © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 19
- 20. Infogrid Pacific Kobo Family AZARDI Desktop AZARDI Oline AZARD WebApp Kobo iPad Reader (App) Kobo Android Reader (App) Kobo WiFi (Device) Kobo Touch, Glo, Mini (Device) Kobo Arc (Device) Kobo Vox (Device) Inkling Family Inkling Nook Family Nook iPad Reader (App) Nook Simple Touch (Device) Safari Books Online Safari Books Online Safari Books iOS/Android (Apps) Sony Family Reader Reader Japan Reader Android App Reader Android App (Japan) © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 20
- 21. VitalSource Family Android Browser iOS Kindle Fire (Device) Mac Windows Apps OverDrive BlueFire © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 21
- 22. Audio Adobe Amazon MP3 X No No No O O ? AAC ? No No No No No No Remote No No No No No No No Embedded X X X X X X X Video H.264 X No No No O O ? VP8 ? No No No No ? ? Remote No No No No No No No Embedded X X X X X X X Media overlays No No No No No No No Media overlays/styling No No No No No No No © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 22
- 23. Audio Apple CourseSmart Google IDPF MP3 N/A X X X X (system dependent) AAC N/A Browser dependent No X X (system dependent) Remote X X X No X Embedded X X X X X Video H.264 N/A Browser dependent X X X (system dependent) VP8 N/A Browser dependent X X X (system dependent) Remote X X X No X Embedded N/A X X X X Media overlays ? No No X X*** Media overlays/styling ? No No X No © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 23
- 24. Audio Infogrid Pacific Inkling Kobo Family of Products MP3 No X X X X O N/A N/A O O AAC No No No X X No N/A N/A No No Remote No X X NO X X N/A N/A X X Embedded X X X X X X N/A N/A X X Video H.264 No X X X X O N/A N/A O O VP8 X X X X No O N/A N/A O O Remote No X X NO X X N/A N/A X X Embedded X X X X X X N/A N/A X X Media overlays X X X X X X N/A N/A X X Media overlays/styling X X X X No No N/A N/A No No © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 24
- 25. Audio Nook Safari Books Sony MP3 ? N/A X No No No X No AAC ? N/A No No No No X No Remote ? N/A No No No No No No Embedded ? N/A No No No No X No Video H.264 ? N/A No No N/A N/A X No VP8 ? N/A No No N/A N/A No No Remote ? N/A X No No No No No Embedded X ? X No No No X No Media overlays ? ? No No No No X No Media overlays/styling X ? No No No No X No © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 25
- 26. Audio Vitals Source Overdrive BlueFire MP3 X X X X X X ? No AAC X X X X X X ? No Remote X X X X X X ? No Embedded X X X X X X No Video H.264 X X X X X IE9 only N/A VP8 No Varies No No No IE9 only ? N/A Remote X X X X X X ? No Embedded X X X X X X ? No Media overlays No No No No No No ? No Media overlays/styling No No No No No No ? No © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 26
- 27. • Competing content delivery systems and non- compliance create friction in the marketplace. • BISG’s EPUB 3 Grid provides needed information to content creators. • The Grid is continually updated to account for a shifting marketplace. © 2013, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. 27
- 28. 28© 2012, the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. Len Vlahos Executive Director Book Industry Study Group len@bisg.org @lenhouse
Editor's Notes
- BISG is very committed to EPUB. Last year our Board of Directors formally endorsed EPUB 3 as the de facto standard for delivering digital content. The Policy Statement we issued says, in part:“The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) endorses EPUB 3 as the accepted and preferred standard for representing, packaging, and encoding structured and semantically enhanced Web content — including XHTML, CSS, SVG, images, and other resources — for distribution in a single-file format.”We also work very closely with IDPF. Before we dive into the Grid, let’s first come back to 30,000 feet and talk about why EPUB 3 matters.
- It’s true that there has been an explosion in e-books in the U.S. over the last couple of years. This chart shows how e-books eclipsed all other formats in 2011 for adult fiction and how it continues to rise.
- But Adult Fiction is narrative text, consumed in a linear fashion. EPUB 2 served its needs and allowed it to grow. This has not been true for Adult Nonfiction…
- …or for Children’s books. Think about a nonfiction book rendered in EPUB 2 and compare it to the physical book, and think about how consumers read non linear nonfiction. They tend to jump from chapter to chapter, consult tables of contents and indexes frequently, and to examine charts, graphs, photos, and formulas. As the format grew, it demanded new functionality. The industry needs EPUB 3.
- So this is the Grid. It looks complex at first, but it’s actually a very simple and easily digestible document. I’m going to spend the next several minutes walking you through the Grid in detail. But before I do that, let me say a few general words about the Grid.
- BISG's EPUB 3 Support Grid was designed to be a handy reference to what enhancements and features of EPUB 3 render correctly on which devices, apps, and reading systems. It was created by industry experts representing leading publishers, service providers, and technology vendors through the auspices of BISG's Content Structure Committee. As you look down the left-hand side, you’ll see that each row represents a different functional element from the EPUB 3 standard. Our Grid does not cover all elements within EPUB 3. That document would have been too large and difficult to use in this format. Our Content Structure Committee identified these items as the most important to the U.S. book industry. As you look across the top, you’ll see that each column represents a different reading system or platform. Some, as we’ll see a bit later, are families of reading devices, platforms, and apps, such as Kobo.
- But why do a grid at all?Adoption of the standard has been both slow and inconsistent. Publishers need to know how their downstream partners are rendering the EPUB 3 files they’re creating. Without this information, content is being structured and developed in a vacuum. When we launched the grid, a year ago, there was no source of this information. This was document filled a need.
- It’s very important to note that the EPUB 3 Support Grid is not a static document. It’s been updated four times since it was first launched a year ago, and more than 100 people have added their names to the list of those receiving updates. It’s also important to note that some of the information in the grid comes directly from the reading systems evaluated, and some comes from third party review.
- Our most recent release was March 7 and included these updates.
- ANGELA and GRAHAM – For the next several slides, I simply refer to the grid itself. I chose one or two elements per slide and highlighted which systems were implementing them. For this slide I noted that only Coursesmart and Inkling are parsing links to external sources of metadata to provide the most up to date information to users. Even Readium failed this check.
- With the exception of Amazon, most reading systems are offering support for Fixed Layout in at least some way. Support for MathML is inconsistent. Not suprisingly the education platforms like Coursesmart and Vitalsource are leading the way here.
- With the exception of CFI, support for linking is fairly consistent. The grid actually separates each of the publisher provided styling and layout elements as individual features. Support is inconsistent at best.
- Support for Global Languages is important for expansion into emerging markets. Unfortunately implementation is once again inconsistent. Companies with an international profile like Google and Kobo are leading the way here, as is Readium.
- Only Google and VitalSource (for the IOS and Mac platforms) support basic TTS. Anything requiring the use or pronounciation rules is not supported. With a few notable exceptions – Readium, some of the VitalSource platforms, support for scripting and interactivity isn’t yet there.
- We will review this section in detail later in the presentation.
- While there is support for other document types, it is generally not compliant with the standard.Coursesmart and VitalSource are leading the way with Accessibility.
- ANGELA and GRAHAM – You might say a word about the markets reached by each reading system. These are the reading systems currently tracked by the grid. Data for those in green was supplied by the reading system directly. Those in yellow were evaluated by third parties.
- While you do see the inclusion of the Sony Reader Japan, this is a U.S.-centric review.
- Overdrive distributed e-content to libraries. Bluefire develops white label apps.
- Let’s focus in on one part of the Grid to get a sense of how this is used. I’ve chosen “Multimedia,” as this is something of great interest to publishers. As you look at this, an “X” means it’s supported, an “O” means it’s supported but is not compliant with the standard. A “?” means we don’t know. “No” means it’s not supported. “N/A” means the features is not applicable to the device. You can already see from this first slide that implementation across this functionality is sketchy. While most vendors have implemented embedded audio and video, it’s a mixed bag of who has done more.
- Not surprisingly, those platforms with a strong presence in the higher ed market have taken this farther. You see here that CourseSmart is supporting a significant portion of the multimedia portion of the standard.
- Speakers notes t/k.
- Again, here were see that platforms oriented to the trade – Nook and Sony – are not supporting the feature set.
- But VitalSource, which is for the education market, does support it. (If I was going to give out a gold star for compliance, it might go to VitalSource.)
- The grid is likely to be a stepping stone endeavor. At some point, reading systems will fully support EPUB 3 or they won’t. Or, EPUB will develop again – EPUB 4 anyone? Or perhaps the container model will morph into a Web-based open standard, rendering individual reading systems less important. Beyond all that, IDPF is developing tools to test EPUB 3. Those tools will likely form an important adjunct to this grid.