The Merger Between IDPF and W3C and the Future of EPUB

2017-02-11

Liam R E Quin (W3C)

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The Merger Between IDPF and W3C and the Future of EPUB

Liam R E Quin (W3C)

2017-02-11

Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, with attribution to W3C and IPDF
Copyright ® 2017 W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio, Beihang)

Outline

1. IDPF and W3C Merger

2. Concerns and Mitigations

That IDPF was for publishing; BSIG remains, and IDPF is represented in management at W3C.

That EPUB doesn't belong at W3C: Nonsense! As we'll see.

3. Immediate Benefits

4. The Future Might Be Awesome

  • Possible effect on browsers
  • Typography on the Web improves;
  • Link between and into ebooks;
  • Fetch part of a Web site as an ebook;
  • Use a browser engine to make an ebook reader

    • 4b. Beyond the Book

  • Cross-book searching;
  • Multi-device - ebook turns audio in the car;
  • Printed book with RFID for NFC coffee-table, display on TV;
  • EPUB/PWP for game delivery;
  • New business models (watermark, ads, RF-purchase...)
  • The information cloud

    • 5. Let's change the world

  • The future is ours to explore...
  • ...and the people in this room are among the first explorers.

    • Thank You

  • Liam Quin, Liam@w3.org
  • w3.org/publishing