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Potential eBook markets
• ProfessionalLawyers, doctors, field service, repairs
• ProsumerStudents, tourists
• Mass marketNewspaper, magazine, book readers
• IntegratedMobile phones, MP3 players, MIDs etc
Potential eBook markets
• ProfessionalSearch, bookmark, annotate, update + robust
• Prosumer Search, bookmark, annotate + portable
• Mass marketBook/paper-like experience + value for money
• IntegratedConvenient, free
How many formats do we need?
• Adobe PDF• ASCII text• Franklin FUB• Hiebook KML• HTML• Kindle AZW• Microsoft LIT• Microsoft Word DOC• Microsoft RTF
• Mobipocket PRC• Palm Doc PDB• Rocket/REB1100• Sony LRF• TomeRaider TR3• XML epub (IDPF)
What about Daisy?
• XML-based format• ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2005 Standard• Used to create a Digital Talking Book (DTB) • Can generate text for TTS • Can synchronize text file with audio• Can generate an electronic braille file • Can navigate via headings/chapters/pages