Acronym Definition
WoEB Walking on Eggshells Book
WoEB War of Emperium (gaming, Ragnarok Online) Book
WoEB War On Excess Book
WoEB Warrant Officer Engineer (Royal Australian Air Force) Book
WoEB Warriors of Eregion (Middle Earth online kinship) Book
WoEB Way Of Eating Book
WoEB Weight of Evidence Book
WoEB What on Earth Book
WoEB Without Exception Book
WoEB World of Entertainment Book
WoEB Wound Of Entry Book
WOEB World Occupational Exposure Band
WOEB World Ontario Energy Board
WOEB World Open Electronic Book
WOEB World Organisation Européenne des Brevets (European Patent Office)
WOEB World Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
WOEB World Open eBook
World Open eBook (or OEB) is the e-book format based on XML format and defined
by Open eBook Publication Structure Specification (OEBPS).
In its essence, it is a JAR package (a zip file plus a manifest). Inside the
package a defined subset of XHTML may be used, along with other CSS and the
Dublin Core metadata. The default file extension is .opf (OEB Package Format).
Comparison of e-book formats
The following is a comparison of e-book formats used to create and publish
e-books.
A writer or publisher has many options when it comes to choosing a format for
production. While the average end-user might arguably simply want to read books,
every format has its exponents and champions, and debates over "which format is
best" can become intense. The myriad of e-book formats is sometimes referred to
as the "Tower of eBabel". For the average end user to read a book, every format
has its advantages and disadvantages. Formats available include, but are by no
means limited to:
Plain text files
E-books in plain text exist and are very small in size.
Image files
An e-book can be distributed as a sequence of images, one for each page. In this
way, any image format can be used as an e-book format. This method of
distribution produces files much larger than all others, and also has the
disadvantage that the user cannot select text, nor can the e-book be read by a
screen reader. Distribution as images is most suitable for comic books, books
about art, or other very visual works.
Hypertext Markup Language
Commonly known as HTML
HTML is the markup language used for most web pages. E-books using HTML can be
read using a standard browser (e.g., Mozilla, Firefox, or Microsoft Internet
Explorer), with no need for special equipment. These files can be in ASCII
format or in Unicode formats like UTF-8.
HTML has the disadvantage that it is somewhat complex and offers an additional
learning hurdle before one can write in it. While it offers considerably
superior layout control compared to plain text, it is significantly more
difficult for the lay person to create pages in it. WYSIWYG HTML editors
overcome this to a large degree, but not completely. Naturally, for one simply
interested in reading something, this is not a consideration, as the complexity
of the file is behind the scenes.
However, it does enlarge the document considerably, requiring more storage space
for a given work, even if images are not used to illustrate it. With modern
memory being less and less expensive, this is not the challenge it once was.
Open Electronic Book Package Format
Commonly known as OPF FlipBook
OPF is an XML-based e-book format created by E-Book Systems.
Flip Books
A "Flip Book" is a type of E-Book distinguished by virtual pages that actually
"flip", much like turning pages of paper in a real book or magazine. The first
dynamic Flip Book Reader was developed in 2003/2004 by Interaxive Media for
Nishe Media (Canada) and was therefore called "Nishe Pages". The first version
was produced in part by Cybaris (Canada) and was first publicly showcased in
August 2004. Soon thereafter, many copycat "flip books" started appearing thanks
to technological advances in Macromedia Flash, mostly hardcoded using Flash
components. The original software remains unique in that it is powered by a
complete server-based CMS system that allows the books to be created, published,
and viewed remotely from a web server without requiring any custom software to
be installed. Nishe Media went defunct in 2004, leaving the unfinished software
to Interaxive Media who continued its development in Hong Kong. Though not
widely used outside of Asia, it is now at version 3.0 and is arguably the most
advanced server-based E-Book platform. It remains privately held by the original
developer, Ryan Sutherland, owner and founder of Interaxive Media.
NISO Z39.86 Format
Commonly known as DAISY
DAISY is an XML-based e-book format created the DAISY international consortium
of libraries for people with print disabilities.
DAISY implementation have focused on two main types: audio e-books and text
e-books. A subset of the DAISY format has been adopted by law in the United
States as the National Instructional Material Accessibility Standard, and K-12
textbooks and instructional materials are now required to be provided to
students with disabilities.
FictionBook
Published as a .fb2
FictionBook is a popular XML-based e-book format, supported by free readers such
as Haali Reader and FBReader. See http://haali.cs.msu.ru/pocketpc/FictionBook_description.html
Text Encoding Initiative
TEI Lite is the most popular of the TEI-based (and thus XML-based or SGML-based)
electronic text formats.
Plucker
Plucker is a free e-book reader application with its own associated file format
and software to automatically generate plucker files from HTML files, web sites
or RSS feeds. The format is a compressed HTML archive, somewhat like Microsoft's
CHM.
CHM Format
Also known as Microsoft Compressed HTML Help
CHM format is a proprietary format based HTML. Multiple pages and embedded
graphics are distributed along with proprietary metadata as a single compressed
file. In contrast, in HTML, a site consists of multiple HTML files and
associated image files in standardized formats.
Portable Document Format
Published as a pdf
A file format created by Adobe Systems, initially to provide a standard form for
storing and editing printed publishable documents. Because documents in .pdf
format can easily be seen and printed by users on a variety of computer and
platform types, they are very common on the World Wide Web. But since they are
designed to reproduce page images, and the text cannot be re-flowed to fit the
screen width, PDF files designed for printing on standard paper sizes are hard
to view on screens with limited size or resolution.
Adobe has addressed the issue of people viewing PDF files on smaller screens as
are found on PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants). Adobe's Acrobat Reader for the
PDA now has a re-flow facility. Unfortunately, certain settings need to be in
place at the time the PDF document is created for it to be re-flow-able, which
means many existing PDF documents won't benefit from this new feature. These
settings can be found at Reflow the contents of Adobe PDF documents: Tutorial.
PDF files are created mainly using Adobe Acrobat, but Acrobat Capture and other
Adobe products also support their creation, as do third-party products such as
PDFCreator, OpenOffice.org, and FOP. Acrobat Reader (now simply called Adobe
Reader) is Adobe's product used to view PDF files. PDF files typically contain
product manuals, brochures, magazine articles, or flyers as they can embed
fonts, images, and other documents. A PDF file contains one or more page images,
each of which you can zoom in on or out from. The PDF format can include
interactive elements such as buttons for forms entry and for triggering sound
and Quicktime or AVI movies. Acrobat PDF files are optimized for the Web by
rendering text before graphic images and hypertext links. Adobe's PDF-like
e-book format is incorporated into their reader.
PostScript
Published as .ps
PostScript is a page description language used primarily in the electronic and
desktop publishing areas for describing the contents of a printed page in a
higher level than the actual output bitmap.
DjVu
Published as .djvu
DjVu is a file format that has been long in obscurity, but that is starting to
surface now that free tools to manipulate the files are available.
DjVu is a format that particularly excels in storing scanned images. There are
even advanced compressors especially specializing in low-color images, such as
text documents. Individual files may contain single pages, or they can be
collections of multiple pages.
The images are divided in separate layers (such as multi-color, low-resolution,
lossily-compressed background layer, and few-colors, high-resolution,
tightly-compressed foreground layer), each compressed in best applicable method.
The files are also designed to decompress very fast, even faster than
vector-based formats.
The advantage of DjVu is that it is possible to take a high-resolution scan
(300-400 DPI), good enough for both on-screen and printing, and store it very
efficiently. Several dozens of 300 DPI black-and-white scans can be stored in
less than a megabyte.
Microsoft LIT
Published as an .lit
LIT files are only readable in the proprietary Microsoft Reader program, as the
.LIT format, otherwise similar to Microsoft's CHM format, includes Digital
Rights Management features.
There is however a tool, Convert Lit, which can convert .lit files to HTML files
or OEBPS files.
The MS reader uses patented ClearType? display technology. In Reader navigation
works with a keyboard, mouse, stylus, or through electronic bookmarks. The
Catalogue Library records reader books in a personalized "home page", and books
are displayed with ClearType to improve readability. A user can add annotations
and notes to any page, create large-print e-books with a single command, or
create free-form drawings on the reader pages. A built-in dictionary allows the
user to look up words.
eReader (formerly Palm Digital Media/Peanut Press)
Published as a .pdb
eReader is a program for viewing Palm Digital Media electronic books. Versions
are available for PalmOS, PocketPC, Symbian OS, Windows, Windows Mobile
Editions, Windows Mobile Smartphone, and Macintosh. The reader shows text one
page at a time as paper books do. eReader supports embedded hyperlinks and
images. Most eReader formatted books are encrypted, with the key being the
purchaser's full name and credit card number. This information is not stored in
the ebook though. A one-way hash is used, so there is little or no risk of the
user's information being extracted.
Desktop Author
Published as a .DNL or EXE
Desktop Author is an electronic publishing suite that allows creation of digital
web books with virtual turning pages. Digital web books of any publication type
can be written in this format, including brochures, e-books, digital photo
albums, e-cards, digital diaries, online resumes, quizzes, exams, tests, forms
and surveys. DesktopAuthor packages the e-book into a ".dnl" or ".exe" book.
Each can be a single, plain stand-alone executable file which does not require
any other programs to view it. DNL files can be viewed inside a web browser or
stand-alone via the DNL Reader.
DNL Reader
DNL format is an e-Book format, one which replicates the real life alternative,
namely page turning Books. The DNL e-Book is developed by [DNAML Pty Limited] an
Australian company established in 1999. THE DNL e-Book can be produced using
DeskTop Author or DeskTop Communicator.
Newton eBook
Published as an ."pkg" and more commonly known as an Apple Newton book; a single
Newton package file can contain multiple books (for example, the three books of
a trilogy might be packaged together).
All systems running the Newton operating system (the most common include the
Newton MessagePads, eMates, Siemens Secretary Stations, Motorola Marcos, Digital
Ocean Seahorses and Tarpons) have built-in support for viewing Newton books. The
Newton package format was released to the public by Newton, Inc. prior to that
company's absorption into Apple Computer. The format is thus arguably open and
various people have written readers for it (writing a Newton book converter has
even been assigned as a university-level class project ).
Newton books have no support for DRM or encryption. They do support internal
links, potentially multiple tables of contents and indexes, embedded grayscale
images, and even some scripting capability (for example, it's possible to make a
book in which the reader can influence the outcome).
Newton books utilize Unicode and are thus available in numerous languages.
An individual Newton book may actually contain multiple views representing the
same content in different ways (such as for different screen resolutions).
Apabi
Published as ".xeb" or ".ceb".
Apabi is a format deviced by Founder Electronics. It is a popular format for
Chinese e-books. It can be read using the Apabi Reader software, and produced
using Apabi Publisher. Both .xeb and .ceb files are encoded binary files. The
Iliad e-book device includes an Apabi 'viewer'
iPod Notes
Notes is a feature of iPod that allows short text notes to be displayed on the
iPod screen. As the size limit for one note is 4096 bytes, there are some tools
(e.g. iPod eBooks creator) that create the notes from the longer plain text
file. Basic HTML is allowed, but otherwise the format is plain text only.
Libris
e-book device by iriver
e-book device by iriver
Published as ".lbr" or ".bin".
Libris is a Java based eBook reader for mobile devices such as cell phones.
Libris will run on most Java enabled devices that support MIDP. The reader
formats books to fit the device screen, and shows one page at a time using high
quality anti-aliased fonts. Books may employ encryption or be unrestricted.
Libris content may be produced using the MakeLibris tool. The Libris reader also
supports the PalmDoc format.
Mobipocket
Published as a .prc
The Mobipocket e-book format based on the Open eBook standard using XHTML can
include JavaScript and frames. It also supports native SQL queries to be used
with embedded databases. There is a corresponding e-book reader. Its DRM relies
on the PDA hardware serial number.
A free e-book of the German Wikipedia has been published in Mobipocket format;
see .
The Mobipocket Reader has a home page library. Readers can add blank pages in
any part of a book and add free-hand drawings. Annotations — highlights,
bookmarks, corrections, notes, and drawings — can be applied, organized, and
recalled from a single location. Mobipocket Reader has electronic bookmarks, and
a built-in dictionary
The reader has a full screen mode for reading and support for many PDAs,
Communicators, and Smartphones. Mobipocket products support most Windows,
Symbian, BlackBerry and Palm operating systems, but not Linux or Macintosh.
TomeRaider
Published as a .tr2 or .tr3
The TomeRaider e-book format is a proprietary format. There are versions of
TomeRaider for Windows, Windows Mobile (aka Pocket PC), Palm, Symbian and more.
Several Wikipedias are available as TomeRaider files with all articles
unabridged, some even with nearly all images. Capabilities of the TomeRaider3
ebook reader vary considerably per platform: the Windows and Windows Mobile
editions support full HTML and CSS. The Palm edition supports limited HTML (e.g.
no tables, no fonts), and CSS support is missing. For Symbian there is only the
older TomeRaider2 format, which does not render images or offer category search
facilities. Despite these differences any TomeRaider ebook can be browsed on all
platforms.
IDPF
Published as .epub
The .epub or OEBPS format is an open standard for eBooks created by the
International Digital Publishing Forum. It consists of basic XHTML for the book
content, XML for descriptions, and a re-named zip file to hold the content.
Currently, the format can be read by Adobe Digital Editions. Several other
reader software programs are currently implementing support for the format, such
as dotReader, FBReader and Mobipocket
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