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Readium : Freedom– Interoperability - Accessibility

Freedom

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Interoperability

Accessibility

Freedom – Open Source

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• Readium source code is available to everyone on the social platform Github;

• GitHub is focused on the social aspect of development.

• Readium members companies provide the community with their own developments

• ‘Readium SDK’ and ‘Readium JS’ EDRLab developments will be shared to the community.

• Readium SDK is modular and DRM agnostic

Accessibility : Technical points

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– Text to speech/ Media Overlay : a speech synthesis system is included in the readers allowing blind people to read

– Diagrams description: Speech synthesis system can precisely describe the diagrams thanks to data representation storage

– Math ML integration : Text to speech function can read the formula which

is not the case when the formula is displayed in a bitmap.

– Customizable rendering: text spacing options for dyslexia and reading mode for color blind people

Interoperability : Readium SDK – Readium JS and LCP

EPUB is an interoperable format based on open source technologies:

• IDPF EPUB;

• Readium SDK;

• Readium JS.

Readium is available on these platforms :

• iOS

• Android

• Windows

• Mac OSX

• Web

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The first association goals

• Global objectives:

– Take part in the R&D on tools regarding EPUB standards

– Promote EPUB format and its adoption in Europe among local stakeholders

– Be the representative of IDPF and Readium in Europe and the representative of European stakeholders to IDPF and Readium.

• First objectives:

– Contribute to Readium SDK developments;

– Implement test and validations programs;

– Contribute to Readium LCP : additional developments, certification, maintenance;

– Organize the first annual event on EPUB standards and tools in Europe;

– Make an inventory of/ European needs for specifications;

– Coordination with Readium and IDPF for Frankfurt Book Fair;

– Implement a newsletter dedicated to European members

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The association

• Name : « European Digital Reading Lab »

• Address: 10 rue Alexandre Parodi, 75010 Paris France

• Bylaw status:

– Non profit association created on the 17th July2015

– 5 member categories :

• Founding members;

• Major contributor industrial members;

• Major contributor academic members;

• Adherents members

• Ex-officio members.

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Thecurrent private founding members

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Join EDRLab

Members :

– 500 € HT if turnover < 10 M€ or less than 50 employees company;

– 1000 € HT for the others including public institutions and academic members;

Major contributor members:

Academic:

– 5k€ - 3 years renewable;

Industrial:

– 25k€ - 3 years renewable;

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Any question ?

Thank you

Pierre Danet Group Chief Digital Innovator at Hachette Livre

Pdanet@hachette-livre.fr

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