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EPUB 3 is a third version free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).

Some useful learning resources, in no particular order:

EPUB 3 COMMUNITY GROUP
epub samples on GitHub
IDPF
Esse-EP
IBM DevelopersWork
Liz Castro's blog
Readium by IDPF epub check by IDPF

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What is the correct way to specify DC metadata for a multi-language ePub?

I am developing an ePub. In the content.opf file I have to specify a series of metadata by using DC standard. For example dc:title and dc:creator. However my book is a multilanguage book, that is, it contains two translations of the same text:…
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How to include images from the epub template with pandoc?

I've altered the epub template to display more information. It works fine, except when I specify images that refer to a local file. e.g. . The code is there in the epub, but the image file isn't.
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Count total number of pages in epub

I am new with epub. I have many different epub format files and i am going to make this files readable online. I don't have much idea about what is in epub file ? There is any way so i can know how many pages in my epub file ? I can do it using xml,…
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Create EPUB3 Reader App in Python

I am trying to create EPUB3 reader application in python for that I explored some python libraries like: i) Epubzilla ii) EbookLib iii) pyepub iv) epub 0.5.1 but I did't got perfect…
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How to programmatically diffrenciate the epub fix layout and reflowable

I need to programmatically identify the layout of an ePub file. The ePub file can be either in Fixed Layout or Reflowable Layout. I tried to use Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack with Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell to pull the metadata of an ePub…
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Fixed Layout EPUB where each page has a different size

I am trying to create an Epub file which has a fixed layout but not each page should have the same dimensions. Some pages should landscape others portrait. Can this be achieved with EPUB 3? What do I have to change in the opf-file, stylesheets…
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Epubcheck: "Error while parsing file 'element "animate" not allowed here..."

I get the following error from epubcheck 3.0.1 on a v3 epub, Error while parsing file 'element "animate" not allowed here; expected the element end-tag or element "desc", "metadata" or "title"'. with the following (heavily abridged for here)…
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Create a Epub3 Rendering Engine

I intend to create a Epub3 rendering engine from scratch(preferably in C++) but am clueless about where to start.Is there a good starting point for such a project or resources that would help me get started. I have some prior experience with such…
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What would the path be?

I have an iBooks EPUB3 book, with the following dir structure: mimetype META-INF (=dir) OPS (=dir) scripts (=dir) jquery-2.1.1.min.js version.js Styles (=dir) stylesheet.css package.opf about.xhtml etc. Version.js…
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ePub and Javascript

I'm using a MacBook Air and have been looking into ePub creation. I've taken a copy of the epub3 boilerplate from github click here. I have in a javascript file added the following var txt = document.createTextNode(" This text was added to the…
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How to add read aloud narration in epub3 developed for iBook

I was searching any way to include audio with text highlighting in an ebook I developed for iBooks which is an epub3 . I know I can do this but I am unable to find any example of how to implement this functionality in epub3 specifically for iBooks,…
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epub3 document does not load iframe on ipad's ibooks

I have created an epub3 book which contains an iframe to load content from an external server. It works fine in the ebook readers I tried, but doesn't seem to work in iBooks on an iPad. Is this an Apple special or do I need to set some additional…
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epub library for python

Getting this error while using epub python package or you can say epub library for python , wondering what to do about it. please help.. Traceback (most recent call last): File "F:/4th semester/3", line 4, in…
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EPub 3.0 and HTML Forms

I am creating an epub3 with a form inside. Is it possible to save the information that was inputted in the form locally when the user is offline and send it to a web service if the user is online?
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iBooks for OS X cannot scroll div using mouse wheel

I'm building an epub for iBooks. The xhtml files in this epub contain a popup with scrollable content. This is only a div inside another div with overflow: scroll. As expected, this works in a web browser, and in iBooks for iPad too. The problem is…
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