Open eBook™ Publication Structure 1.0.1 Recommended Specification July 2, 2001 Open eBook Publication Structure 1.0.1 Recommended Specification July 2, 2001 ii Open eBook™ Publication Structure 1.0.1 Recommended Specification July 2, 2001 Copyright © 2001 by Open eBook Forum™. All rights reserved. This work is protected under Title 17 of the United States Code. Reproduction and dissemination of this work with changes is prohibited except with the written permission of the Open eBook Forum. Open eBook Publication Structure 1.0.1 Recommended Specification July 2, 2001 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................................... III 1 OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Purpose and Scope ...........................................................................................................1 1.2 About This Version ..........................................................................................................1 1.3 Definitions ........................................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Relationship to Other Specifications .............................................................................. 4 1.4.1 Relationship to XML................................................................................................. 4 1.4.2 Relationship to XML Namespaces ........................................................................... 6 1.4.3 Relationship to HTML.............................................................................................. 6 1.4.4 Relationship to CSS.................................................................................................. 7 1.4.5 Relationship to Dublin Core..................................................................................... 9 1.4.6 Relationship to Unicode............................................................................................ 9 1.4.7 MIME Media Types .................................................................................................. 9 1.5 Conformance................................................................................................................... 10 1.5.1 Document and Publication Conformance.............................................................. 10 1.5.2 Reading System Conformance................................................................................ 12 1.5.3 Compatibility with Future Versions ...................................................................... 13 1.5.4 Compatibility of Version 1.0.1................................................................................ 14 1.6 Extensibility ................................................................................................................... 15 1.7 Accessibility.................................................................................................................... 15 1.8 Future Directions........................................................................................................... 16 2 THE OEB PACKAGE .........................................................................................................16 2.1 Package Identity ............................................................................................................ 17 2.2 Publication Metadata .................................................................................................... 17 2.2.1 <dc:Title> </dc:Title> ............................................................................................ 19 2.2.2 <dc:Creator> </dc:Creator>................................................................................... 20 2.2.3 <dc:Subject> </dc:Subject> ................................................................................... 20 2.2.4 <dc:Description> </dc:Description>...................................................................... 20 2.2.5 <dc:Publisher> </dc:Publisher>............................................................................ 20 2.2.6 <dc:Contributor> </dc:Contributor>..................................................................... 21 2.2.7 <dc:Date> </dc:Date> ............................................................................................ 23 2.2.8 <dc:Type> </dc:Type>............................................................................................ 23 2.2.9 <dc:Format> </dc:Format> ................................................................................... 24 2.2.10 <dc:Identifier> </dc:Identifier>............................................................................. 24 2.2.11 <dc:Source> </dc:Source> ..................................................................................... 24 2.2.12 <dc:Language> </dc:Language>........................................................................... 24 2.2.13 <dc:Relation> </dc:Relation>................................................................................ 24 2.2.14 <dc:Coverage> </dc:Coverage>.............................................................................. 24 2.2.15 <dc:Rights> </dc:Rights> ...................................................................................... 25 2.3 Manifest.......................................................................................................................... 25 2.3.1 Fallback items......................................................................................................... 25 2.4 Spine ............................................................................................................................... 27 2.5 Tours............................................................................................................................... 28 2.6 Guide............................................................................................................................... 29 Open eBook Publication Structure 1.0.1 Recommended Specification July 2, 2001 iv 3 HTML/XML MARKUP CONSTRUCTS...........................................................................30 3.1 Notational Conventions................................................................................................. 30 3.1.1 Strikethrough .......................................................................................................... 31 3.1.2 (meaning changed).................................................................................................. 31 3.1.3 (deprecated) ............................................................................................................. 31 3.1.4 <x> </x> versus <x />............................................................................................ 31 3.2 Generally Applicable Attributes ................................................................................... 32 3.2.1 id .............................................................................................................................. 32 3.2.2 style .......................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.3 class ......................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.4 title........................................................................................................................... 32 3.2.5 xml:lang................................................................................................................... 33 3.3 Rendering on Limited Reading Systems ...................................................................... 33 3.4 <?xml ?>.......................................................................................................................... 33 3.5 <!DOCTYPE>................................................................................................................. 33 3.6 <a> </a>.......................................................................................................................... 34 3.6.1 name (deprecated)................................................................................................... 34 3.6.2 href........................................................................................................................... 34 3.6.3 rel, rev...................................................................................................................... 34 3.6.4 charset, type, hreflang, accesskey, shape, coords, tabindex, onfocus, onblur....... 35 3.7 <area />........................................................................................................................... 35 3.7.1 shape........................................................................................................................ 35 3.7.2 coords....................................................................................................................... 35 3.7.3 href........................................................................................................................... 35 3.7.4 nohref....................................................................................................................... 35 3.7.5 alt............................................................................................................................. 35 3.7.6 tabindex, accesskey, onfocus,