For publications that are accessed electronically, see Electronic article.
Electronic Publication (EPUB)
Filename extension
.epub
Internet media type
application/epub+zip
Magic number
PK\x03\x04 (Zip)
Developed by
International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
Initial release
September 2007; 16 years ago (2007 -09)
Latest release
3.3 May 25, 2023; 11 months ago (2023-05-25)[1]
Type of format
e-book file format
Contained by
OEBPS Container Format (OCF; Zip)
Extended from
Open eBook, XHTML, CSS, DTBook
Standard
ISO/IEC TS 30135
Open format?
Yes
Website
w3.org/epub3
EPUB is an e-book file format that uses the ".epub" file extension. The term is short for electronic publication and is sometimes stylized as ePub. EPUB is supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers. EPUB is a technical standard published by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). It became an official standard of the IDPF in September 2007, superseding the older Open eBook (OEB) standard.[2]
The Book Industry Study Group endorses EPUB 3 as the format of choice for packaging content and has stated that the global book publishing industry should rally around a single standard.[3] The EPUB format is implemented as an archive file consisting of XHTML files carrying the content, along with images and other supporting files. EPUB is the most widely supported vendor-independent XML-based e-book format; that is, it is supported by almost all hardware readers.[4]
^"EPUB 3.3 specification". IDPF. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
^"OPS 2.0 Elevated to Official IDPF Standard". IDPF. eBooklyn. Oct 15, 2007.
^"Endorsement of EPUB 3". BISG. Book Industry Study Group. 2012-08-06. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
^"The Different Ebook Formats Explained: EPUB, MOBI, AZW, IBA, and More". 27 July 2018.
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