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Announcing Readium.js, a JavaScript library for browser-based EPUB 3 reading

May 30, 2013
Today Readium.org announced that the Readium Web project is being refactored to deliver a JavaScript library for browser-based EPUB 3 reading. Currently in early alpha, the new Readium,js is a lightweight, compact (20KB compressed) client-side library. When complete, Readium.js will enable easy deployment of any EPUB publication from any web server to all modern browsers (mobile and desktop). An initial demo of online reading of EPUB 3 utilizing Readium.js is live at http://readium.github.io/readium-viewer-demo1.

Readium.org Launches Open Source Foundation, EPUB 3 SDK Project

March 25, 2013
Paris Book Fair (Salon du livre) March 25, 2013 (PRESS RELEASE) – The Readium.org open source initiative today announced its evolution into a formal consortium of member companies fostering a community of open source projects for digital publishing. Also unveiled today was a new Readium SDK project to develop an EPUB® 3 rendering engine optimized for native apps on tablets and other devices. Initial members of the new Readium Foundation include ACCESS, Aldiko, Bluefire Productions, Baker & Taylor, Benetech, Bokbasen, DAISY Consortium, Datalogics, De Marque, DILICOM, eBook.de, Eden Livres (a joint venture of Gallimard, La Martinière and Flammarion), Editis, Evident Point, Feedbooks, Firebrand Technologies, Hachette Livre, IDPF, Izneo, Kobo, LIA (by Italian Publishers Association), Mantano, Numilog, Rakuten, Sony Corporation, TXTR, and Vibal Publishing House.

Readium Chrome Web App Updated, Now Over 40,000 Users

March 24, 2013

The Readium Chrome Extension for reading EPUB 3 content has been updated to version 0.9 on the Chrome Web Store (direct link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readium/fepbnnnkkadjhjahcafoaglimekefifl ). This experimental configuration of the Readium Web project has attained over 40,000 users since its launch on the Chrome Web Store in September, 2012 and currently holds a 4-star rating there.

Readium Custom Chromium binary release 3 for Mac OS X Available

December 18, 2012
The third release of Readium Custom Chromium binary for Mac OS X is now available, adding support for burase gumi and improvements to tate-chu-yoko behavior.

Readium Chrome Extension Now on Chrome Web Store

September 26, 2012

The Chrome extension of Readium Web was recently launched on the Chrome Web Store, and can be installed via https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fepbnnnkkadjhjahcafoaglimekefifl (or via the install button on readium.org).

Readium Custom Chromium binary release 2 for Mac OS X Available

September 26, 2012

The 2nd release of Readium Custom Chromium binary for Mac OS X is now available.

This version includes an important change for Japanese typography which fixes character orientations. More details of this change: https://github.com/readium/Readium-WebKit/issues/13 .

Direct download link: http://github.readium.org/releases/custom_chromium/ReadiumChromium-Relea...

Readium Custom Chromium binary for Mac OS X Available

July 3, 2012

A initial release of Readium Custom Chromium binary for Mac OS X that adds Japanese typography support is available. This is the first custom Chromium binary release of the Readium Project made to improve the WebKit engine for EPUB rendering. More details: https://github.com/readium/Readium-Chromium.

Direct download link: http://github.readium.org/releases/custom_chromium/Chromium-1025-2012-05-17.zip.

Readium Supports EPUB 3 Fixed Layout Metadata

March 30, 2012

The Google Chrome browser extension has been updated to version 0.21, which includes basic support for standard EPUB 3 fixed layout metadata, as per samples available here.  The initial implementation has several limitations, including that the fixed layout decision is made on a per book basis rather than per spine item, so it only works if fixed layout is specified globally via the rendition:layout metadata property.

Readium 0.19 update adds MathML support

March 21, 2012

The Readium Chrome extension has been updated with a 0.19 release that includes MathML support via MathJAX, with help from MathJAX lead developer David Cervone. Read about it on the new Readium dev blog. 

Hachette Livre Group joins Readium Project

March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012 Hachette Livre (including Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK) today announced that it is joining the Readium Project, a new initiative by the International Digital Publishing Forum.. More details: http://idpf.org/news/hachette-livre-group-joins-readium-project

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