Hi
I discovered today OPDS (Open Publication Distribution System) which is a XML feed norm to spread e-books catalogs. You may get more information at: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/OPDS
This seems to be pretty new but looks to be an interesting initiative. I developed a straightforward XML feed for Kiwix content manager; this works but using standards is often a better approach than re-inventing the wheel (no idea why exactly I did not heard about that at the time I was working on my own XML feed system).
Does someone have information/know-how/feedback about OPDS?
Regards Emmanuel
Hi Emmanuel,
Emmanuel Engelhart emmanuel@engelhart.org writes:
This seems to be pretty new but looks to be an interesting initiative. I developed a straightforward XML feed for Kiwix content manager; this works but using standards is often a better approach than re-inventing the wheel (no idea why exactly I did not heard about that at the time I was working on my own XML feed system).
Does someone have information/know-how/feedback about OPDS?
You might be interested in these OLPC project, which uses OPDS as a format for distributing ebooks through a local server:
* Book Server 0.01: Pathagar + Sheeva Plug for offline reading http://blog.laptop.org/2011/10/28/book-server-01/
* Pathagar OPDS Book Server - SheevaPlug Edition http://olpcsf.org/projects/pathagar-sheevaplug-edition
* Pathagar: A Book Server http://www.slideshare.net/sverma/pathagar-a-book-server
HTH,
Hi Emmanuel,
I contributed to the early OPDS spec design, and OLPC uses it for bookserver tools used by various school deployments. Bastien has some good links below.
SJ
Bastien Guerry writes: (sorry, not sure why your emails are still being held)
You might be interested in these OLPC project, which uses OPDS as a format for distributing ebooks through a local server:
- Book Server 0.01: Pathagar + Sheeva Plug for offline reading
http://blog.laptop.org/2011/10/28/book-server-01/
- Pathagar OPDS Book Server - SheevaPlug Edition
http://olpcsf.org/projects/pathagar-sheevaplug-edition
- Pathagar: A Book Server
http://www.slideshare.net/sverma/pathagar-a-book-server
HTH,
-- Bastien
On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Emmanuel Engelhart emmanuel@engelhart.orgwrote:
Hi
I discovered today OPDS (Open Publication Distribution System) which is a XML feed norm to spread e-books catalogs. You may get more information at: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/OPDS
This seems to be pretty new but looks to be an interesting initiative. I developed a straightforward XML feed for Kiwix content manager; this works but using standards is often a better approach than re-inventing the wheel (no idea why exactly I did not heard about that at the time I was working on my own XML feed system).
Does someone have information/know-how/feedback about OPDS?
Regards Emmanuel
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