The International Digital Publishing Forum engages in trade and standards
activities. The goal of the IDPF's standards activities is to produce industry
adopted specifications which benefit publishers, technology companies and, most
importantly, consumers.Our guiding values in regard
to specifications are to strive toward:
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Providing a forum for the discussion of issues and technologies related to
electronic books.
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Developing, publishing, and maintaining common specifications relating to
electronic books and promoting the successful adoption of these
specifications.
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Promoting industry-wide participation of electronic publishing through
training sessions, guidelines, and demonstrations of proven technology.
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Identifying, evaluating and recommending standards created by other bodies
related to electronic books.
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Encouraging interoperable implementations of electronic book related systems
and providing a forum for resolution of interoperability issues.
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Accommodating differences in language, culture, reading and learning styles,
and individual abilities.
The IDPF's work in standards development occurs within the
structure of Working Groups. Working Groups
currently work in the areas of Metadata and
Identifiers, Rights and Rules and
Publication Structure.
The following specifications have been approved by the
membership and officially published:
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