Open eBook

Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS)
Filename extension
.opf
Internet media type
application/oebps-package+xml[1]
Developed byOpen eBook Forum
Initial release1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Latest release
Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) 2.0
September 2007 (2007-09)
Type of formate-Book file format
Contained byOEB Package Format (ZIP)
Extended fromXML, defined subset of XHTML, CSS, Dublin Core
Extended toEPUB electronic publication standard
Websiteidpf.org

Open eBook (OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format which has been superseded by the EPUB format. It was "based primarily on technology developed by SoftBook Press"[2] and on XML. OEB was released with a free version belonging to public domain and a full version to be used with or without DRM by the publishing industry.

Open eBook is a ZIP file plus a Manifest file. Inside the package a defined subset of XHTML may be used, along with CSS and Dublin Core metadata. The default file extension is .opf (OEB Package Format).

  1. ^ "Open Packaging Format (OPF) 2.0 v1.0". 2007-09-11. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. ^ Judge, Paul (1998-11-16), "E-Books: A Library On Your Lap", BusinessWeek, archived from the original on February 8, 2000