BBeB

Broadband eBook ( BBeB ) is a family of file formats for electronic books, which was developed by Sony and Canon.

Construction

There are BBeB XYLOG with XML ( LRS), LRF, LRX and MSD several variants of the format. BBeB XYLOG XML (also known as LRS) is the output format for the remaining variants. It is an XML-based text format that is documented in an open specification; the files have the filename extension. lrs. The other formats are ultimately the final formats used on the readers and, therefore not disclosed proprietary nature. They are compiled from LRS in a possibly compressed binary data. LRX (file extension: . Lrx ) is here in addition to DRM purposes encrypted version of LRF (file extension: . Lrf ), MSD ( "D " for English "Dictionary ", in German: " Dictionary " ), which specializes in dictionary data.

Use

It may, for example, of " PRS -300 Pocket Edition ", " PRS-505 ", are displayed " PRS -600 Touch Edition " and " PRS -700 ". For LRF Kovid Goyal has implemented a free converter. This implementation is based, among many others, including commercial projects, which he created E -Book Software Calibre.

History

It is designed for Sony's device model Librie and then used for the e- book readers Sony Reader family. It was the file format of the first mass available in the U.S. e-book reader, the PRS - 505.

Kovid Goyals free LRF implementation has become widespread and is considered superior to the reference tools.

In December 2009, Sony has its sales platform for electronic books for " Reader Store " and renamed it the other way also provides the complete range of the open EPUB format.