Re: Agenda item: EPUB 3 affirmation for the publishing community

Just reiterating my support since I won't be able to join the call. Bill K

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On May 30, 2017, at 11:00 AM, George Kerscher <kerscher@montana.com<mailto:kerscher@montana.com>> wrote:

Hi,

Perhaps for our call in an hour?

Best
George


From: George Kerscher [mailto:kerscher@montana.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 7:50 PM
To: Rick Johnson <rick.johnson@ingramdigital.com<mailto:rick.johnson@ingramdigital.com>>; Paul Belfanti <pbelfanti@jblearning.com<mailto:pbelfanti@jblearning.com>>; Cristina Mussinelli <c.mussinelli@360publishing.it<mailto:c.mussinelli@360publishing.it>>
Cc: PBG Steering Committee (Public) <public-publishing-sc@w3.org<mailto:public-publishing-sc@w3.org>>
Subject: Agenda item: EPUB 3 affirmation for the publishing community

              Dear Cristina, Rick, and Paul,

I want to suggest a SC agenda item for our next call on May 30. Perhaps this  is best titled “EPUB 3 affirmation for the publishing community.”

I have said in presentations that EPUB 3 is a rock solid standard that the publishing community can use with confidence. While EPUB 3.1 is not a formal recommendation by the W3C, it is a standard under the W3C. I would love to see the PBG make a public statement encouraging the use of EPUB 3.x by the publishing community. Of course, we will be hard at work on formal rec track publishing standards, but we have a terrific standard to use now and in to the near future. I believe an affirmation like this would help to move the publishing industry both within the W3C and externally forward. We want to see those that are currently using EPUB to continue and those that are considering adoption to embrace EPUB 3 with confidence.

Best
George

George Kerscher Ph.D.
-In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right.
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