EPUB

EPUB (short for electronic publication; alternatively capitalized as ePub, ePUB, EPub, or epub, with
"EPUB" preferred by the vendor) is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital
Publishing Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub.

EPUB is designed for reflowable content, meaning that the text display can be optimized for the
particular display device used by the reader of the EPUB-formatted book. The format is meant to function
as a single format that publishers and conversion houses can use in-house, as well as for distribution and
sale.

It supersedes the Open eBook standard

Editing systems

Creation Software
Software Platform Notes
Windows, Mac
Adobe InDesign Commercial license. Exports to EPUB format.
OS X
Windows, Converts any document to EPUB; supports multilevel TOCs,
Atlantis Word Processor
Portable app font embedding, and batch conversion. Shareware.
Windows, Mac
Conversion software and e-book organizer. Free Software
Calibre OS X,
under the GPL license.
GNU/Linux
The eLesson Markup Language is a platform-independent
Windows, Mac
XML-based open source framework to create eLearning
eLML OS X,
content. It supports various output formats like SCORM,
GNU/Linux
HTML, PDF and also eBooks based on the ePub format.
Free cloud service for downloading public domain works and
Feedbooks Web
for self-publishing
Desktop publishing and page layout application. Commercial
iStudio Publisher Mac OS X
license.
Upload and convert .doc, .docx, or PDF manuscripts to an
Lulu.com Web ePub. Then choose a title, create a cover, describe your ePub,
and pick a price. It's free to publish and sell.
Word processor (part of the iWork '09 suite) that can export
Pages Mac OS X to EPUB format (Pages '09 only, and only with the iWork
9.0.4 update).
Mac OS X, Desktop Publishing Tool, Page Layout Application. Exports
QuarkXPress
Windows also to the ePUB format. Commercial license.
Windows, Free, Open source under GPLv3. Currently the only
Sigil GNU/Linux, Mac application that can also open and edit EPUB books, instead
OS X of just converting from other formats to EPUB.
Windows, Mac Commercial program for writers. Includes organization
Scrivener
OS X capabilities for fiction writers. Publishes to multiple formats.