Kobo releases Vox e-reading tablet, based on Android 2.3

Re:Kobo releases Vox e-reading tablet, based on Android 2.3 by mcburton on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @11:34AM (#3130596)

now that the spec has been released and (somewhat) settled, I wonder if Kobo will support epub3.

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Re:Kobo releases Vox e-reading tablet, based on Android 2.3 by troymc on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @12:03PM (#3130734)

I wonder the same thing.

In the "tech specs" page, it says the supported file formats are:

Books: ePUB, including fixed layout and enhanced ePUB. Images: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP Audio: MP3, AAC, .3gp, mp4, m4a, flac, ogg, wav, mid. Video Formats: 3gp, mp4, webm

What does "enhanced ePUB" mean? Is it the same as EPUB 3?

The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) recently voted to elevate EPUB 3 to a final IDPF Recommended Specification. http://idpf.org/epub3-a-final-recommendation

"Based on HTML5, EPUB 3 adds support for rich media (audio, video), interactivity (JavaScript), global language support (including vertical writing), styling and layout enhancements, SVG, embedded fonts, expanded metadata facilities, MathML, and synchronization of audio with text and other enhancements for accessibility."

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Re:Kobo releases Vox e-reading tablet, based on Android 2.3 by nobody314159 on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @02:04PM (#3131294)

"rich media (audio, video), interactivity (JavaScript)" Great - an ebook format that is going to require virus scanning everytime want to read a book.

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