1. HTML5 Is the Silver Bullet
October 14, 2014
Bill McCoy
Executive Director, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
President, Readium Foundation (Readium.org)

2. Open
Web
Pla+orm
• The
Open
Web
Pla-orm
is
a
comprehensive
framework
for
rich,
interac:ve,
cross-­‐pla-orm
content
and
applica:ons.
• HTML5
is
the
cornerstone

4. The
Web
Architecture
Separates
Content
and
Presenta:on
• CSS is the style language of
the Web
• CSS can style any markup
including custom XML
• HTML5 (and its friends SVG
and MathML) provide a
consistent baseline markup
vocabulary
• CSS3 adding high-quality
typography capabilities

5. EPUB
and
HTML5
• EPUB is the portable
document profile of the Open
Web Platform
• EPUB adds packaging and
metadata to enable offline use,
reliable navigation and
accessibility
• EPUB 3 is built on the latest
Web Standards including
HTML5, CSS3, SVG, etc.

6. Heterogeneous
content
at
scale
Print
and
digital
delivery
Interchange
across
disparate
systems
(interoperability)
Online
and
offline
consump:on
Open
Web
Pla+orm:
Value
Proposi:on
for
Publishers