RE: The correct formatting style of the word 'epub'

So do I, “EPUB” is my way to write it.

 

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From: Luc AUDRAIN <luc.audrain@editnatax.info> 
Sent: lundi 2 novembre 2020 09:39
To: Marianne Gulstad Pedersen <mgp@publizon.dk>
Cc: David H. Rothman <davidrothman@pobox.com>; Editing by David <david@editingbydavid.com>; Eric Frick <efrick@destinlearning.com>; Liam R. E. Quin <liam@fromoldbooks.org>; public-epub3@w3.org
Subject: Re: The correct formatting style of the word 'epub'

 

I also support EPUB as the format name.

Standard documents even in ISO work write « EPUB ».

 

Luc





Le 2 nov. 2020 à 09:20, Marianne Gulstad Pedersen <mgp@publizon.dk <mailto:mgp@publizon.dk> > a écrit :

 

 

No. Those who ‘invented’ the format gets to name it, and they decided on:

      EPUB

(filename.epub)

 

All specifications use the Word “EPUB”. 

Therefore, I always write it that way. 

 

man. 2. nov. 2020 kl. 09.08 skrev David H. Rothman <davidrothman@pobox.com <mailto:davidrothman@pobox.com> >:

Yes, some very smart techies officially settled on EPUB years ago as the official usage. But in the TeleRead blog, I’ve personally continued to stick to ePub. ALL CAPS looks UGLY. It SHOUTS.

 

If we boosters want to please consumers, as well as the English majors who run so much of the publishing industry, then let’s consider ePub at least as an officially permitted option. 

 

Both Publishers Weekly and The New York Times have often used ePub. In both cases, it might even be the most common way.

 

Let’s care about popular usage and expanding name recognition so we’re more competitive against Kindle formats in the U.S. and other places where they dominate.

 

The market just might be telling us something.

 

David

 

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Editor-Publisher-Founder, TeleRead.org <http://TeleRead.org> 

(An early popularizer of the ePub format)

 

 

On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 5:12 PM Liam R. E. Quin <liam@fromoldbooks.org <mailto:liam@fromoldbooks.org> > wrote:

On Sun, 2020-11-01 at 13:33 -0500, Editing by David wrote:
> 
> So, what is the official way this term is supposed to be written?
> Especially in a more technical book.

epUB, and it's pronounced ep-yoo-bee.:)

Seriously, i'd probably set it as EPUB in small caps in a publication.


Liam



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