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Development of a standard format for eBooks

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Yoon-Chui Choy,

Soon-Bum LimAuthors Info & Claims

SAC '02: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Applied computing

Pages 535 - 540

https://doi.org/10.1145/508791.508894

Published: 11 March 2002 Publication History

Abstract

Since an electronic book (eBook) has various advantages over a paper-based book, there is a growing interest in eBooks. EBook industries are using different document formats creating difficulties in the interoperability and interchangeability of eBooks. The U.S. and Japan have realized the importance of a standard format for eBooks and developed such standards. Recently, Korea has also developed a standard format based on XML. The primary goal of this standard is to support the interchangeability of eBooks, reflect the characteristics of the Korean publication environment, simplify the creation process, and promote compatibility with other standards. It includes an extension mechanism for various document classes, and supports advanced style control such as vertical writing and multi-column based on XSL.

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Index Terms

Development of a standard format for eBooks
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Publishing
  2. Document management and text processing
    1. Document preparation
      1. Format and notation

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DOI:10.1145/508791

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Kim MYoo KPark CYoo JByun HCho WRyu JKim N(2010)An XML-based digital textbook and its educational effectivenessProceedings of the 2010 international conference on Advances in computer science and information technology10.5555/1875558.1875608(509-523)Online publication date: 23-Jun-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1875558.1875608
Kim MYoo KPark CYoo JByun HCho WRyu JKim N(2010)An XML-Based Digital Textbook and Its Educational EffectivenessAdvances in Computer Science and Information Technology10.1007/978-3-642-13577-4_46(509-523)Online publication date: 2010
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13577-4_46

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