Open eBook
Open eBook (or OEB), or formally, the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS), is a legacy e-book format which has been superseded by the EPUB format.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" and on XML.
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).
Specification release history
September 2007 – Open Publication Structure (OPS) 2.0, EPUB. Released, supersedes the OEBPS 1.2
August 2002 – OEBPS 1.2 Recommended Specification Released
June 2001 – OEBPS 1.0.1 replaces OEBPS 1.0
September 1999 – Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) 1.0 released
Reader software
SoftBook
Adobe Digital Editions
FBReader – GPL e-book reader for Unix/Windows computers.
Lexcycle Stanza
Mobipocket
Openberg Lector – cross-platform reader released under the GPL and based on Mozilla platform
Reader devices
SoftBook
Sony Reader – As of 2008 the Sony Reader PRS-505 supports the EPUB file format.