ePub format

This inquiry will explore the ePub format and its potential for creating unbooks. Please join in.

Read this as an ePub
Copy the file ePub_inquiry.epub file to the Books section of iTunes. Then sync your iPad and computer. This file should appear in the iBooks app.

Once you open the file, select the Sepia color and your choice of font.

It’s a book. It’s a file. It’s an unbook. It’s a magazine. It’s an ebook. It’s an ePub.

ePub

Ten days ago (late August 2010), Apple released an upgrade that enables Pages (Apple’s answer to Microsoft Word) to output documents in ePub format.

I opened the 391-page The Working Smarter Fieldbook in Pages and “shared it” as an ePub file. In less than 30 seconds, my ePub was ready. I experienced a conversion. This is the way of the future.

If you’re interested in discussing this stuff, leave a comment below or join us in the Internet Time Community.

First, grab that ePub_inquiry.epub file and put it on your iPad so we’ve got something to talk about.