Hello,
Is there any ready library to read ePub format ? I found ePublib in http://github.com/psiegman/epublib. I'm still learning how to use it.
I wonder if there is ePub jar which ready to use for read ePub format in android.
A:
Hi Faren,
I don't know if epublib runs on Android. I haven't tested it on that platform.
On whether you need a library to read/write epub: It does help. The cool thing about epub is that yes, it is a zip file containing xhtml files for and an xml file with the book's metadata. Easy to read and easy to write.
However some things are complicated to get right:
- Deviations from the spec may make books not display correctly or not at all in some ebook readers
- Getting the cover page to display correctly on the more than one ebook reader is tricky.
- A good library takes less time to learn how to use than reading the spec does :)
Good luck with your epub project
regards,
Paul Siegmann
author of epublib (http://www.siegmann.nl/epublib)
P. Siegmann
2010-09-08 19:03:20