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The '''Open Publication Distribution System''' (OPDS) Catalog format is a [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] format for [[electronic publication]]s based on [[Atom (standard)|Atom]] and [[HTTP]]. OPDS Catalogs enable the aggregation, distribution, discovery, and acquisition of electronic publications. OPDS Catalogs use existing or emergent [[open standard]]s and conventions, with a priority on simplicity.<ref>{{Citation | date = 27 June 2011 | publisher = The Open Internet archive | url = http://opds-spec.org/specs/opds-catalog-1-1-20110627/ | title = OPSD Spec | contribution = OPDS catalog 1.1 | accessdate = 2013‐5‐7 | type = technical specification}}.</ref>

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This new standard OPDS Catalogs for Open Publication Distribution System is being prepared by an informal grouping of partners, combining [[Internet Archive]], [[O'Reilly Media]], Threepress, Book Oven, [[Feedbooks]], [[One Laptop per Child |OLPC]], and others.

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| genre = [[web syndication]]

| released = {{start-date|5 May 2010}}

| latest release version = OPDS 1.1

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The '''Open Publication Distribution System''' (OPDS) Catalog format is a [[Web syndication|syndication]] format for [[electronic publication]]s based on [[Atom (standard)|Atom]] and [[HTTP]]. OPDS Catalogs enable the aggregation, distribution, discovery, and acquisition of electronic publications. OPDS Catalogs use existing or emergent [[open standard]]s and conventions, with a priority on simplicity.<ref>{{Citation | date = 27 June 2011 | publisher = The Open Internet archive | url = http://opds-spec.org/specs/opds-catalog-1-1-20110627/ | title = OPDS Spec | contribution = OPDS Spec 1.1 | accessdate = 2013‐5‐7 | type = technical specification}}.</ref>

The Open Publication Distribution System specification is prepared by an informal grouping of partners, combining [[Internet Archive]], [[O'Reilly Media]], [[Feedbooks]], [[One Laptop per Child |OLPC]], and others.

==History==

OPDS is based on the initial work done by [[Lexcycle]]<ref>[http://groups.google.com/d/topic/openpub/Vr8FI7gIKHg/discussion "Project Goals"]. Official OPDS mailing list. Retrieved May 5, 2013.</ref>, the company behind [[Lexcycle Stanza|Stanza]], an [[E-Book|eBook reader application]] for [[iOS]].

All revisions of the specification were produced by an informal group organized around an open mailing list<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/openpub "Official OPDS mailing list"]. Google Groups. Retrieved May 5, 2013.</ref>.

{| class="wikitable sortable" align="left"

|+ Version history

|-

! Version !! Date

|-

| 0.9<ref>[http://opds-spec.org/specs/opds-catalog-0-9 "OPDS Spec 0.9"]. Official OPDS Website. Retrieved May 5, 2013.</ref> || {{dts|2010|05|25}}

|-

| 1.0<ref>[http://opds-spec.org/specs/opds-catalog-1-0 "OPDS Spec 1.0"]. Official OPDS Website. Retrieved May 5, 2013.</ref> || {{dts|2010|08|30}}

|-

| 1.1<ref>[http://opds-spec.org/specs/opds-catalog-1-1 "OPDS Spec 1.1"]. Official OPDS Website. Retrieved May 5, 2013.</ref> || {{dts|2011|06|27}}

|}

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==Example of OPDS 1.1 content==

An example of an acquisition feed in OPDS:

<source lang="xml"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"

xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"

xmlns:opds="http://opds-spec.org/2010/catalog">

<id>urn:uuid:433a5d6a-0b8c-4933-af65-4ca4f02763eb</id>

<link rel="related"

href="/opds-catalogs/vampire.farming.xml"

type="application/atom+xml;profile=opds-catalog;kind=acquisition"/>

<link rel="self"

href="/opds-catalogs/unpopular.xml"

type="application/atom+xml;profile=opds-catalog;kind=acquisition"/>

<link rel="start"

href="/opds-catalogs/root.xml"

type="application/atom+xml;profile=opds-catalog;kind=navigation"/>

<link rel="up"

href="/opds-catalogs/root.xml"

type="application/atom+xml;profile=opds-catalog;kind=navigation"/>

<title>Unpopular Publications</title>

<updated>2010-01-10T10:01:11Z</updated>

<author>

<name>Spec Writer</name>

<uri>http://opds-spec.org</uri>

</author>

<entry>

<title>Bob, Son of Bob</title>

<id>urn:uuid:6409a00b-7bf2-405e-826c-3fdff0fd0734</id>

<updated>2010-01-10T10:01:11Z</updated>

<author>

<name>Bob the Recursive</name>

<uri>http://opds-spec.org/authors/1285</uri>

</author>

<dc:language>en</dc:language>

<dc:issued>1917</dc:issued>

<category scheme="http://www.bisg.org/standards/bisac_subject/index.html"

term="FIC020000"

label="FICTION / Men's Adventure"/>

<summary>The story of the son of the Bob and the gallant part he played in

the lives of a man and a woman.</summary>

<link rel="http://opds-spec.org/image"

href="/covers/4561.lrg.png"

type="image/png"/>

<link rel="http://opds-spec.org/image/thumbnail"

href="/covers/4561.thmb.gif"

type="image/gif"/>

<link rel="alternate"

href="/opds-catalogs/entries/4571.complete.xml"

type="application/atom+xml;type=entry;profile=opds-catalog"

title="Complete Catalog Entry for Bob, Son of Bob"/>

<link rel="http://opds-spec.org/acquisition"

href="/content/free/4561.epub"

type="application/epub+zip"/>

<link rel="http://opds-spec.org/acquisition"

href="/content/free/4561.mobi"

type="application/x-mobipocket-ebook"/>

</entry>

<entry>

<title>Modern Online Philately</title>

<id>urn:uuid:7b595b0c-e15c-4755-bf9a-b7019f5c1dab</id>

<author>

<name>Stampy McGee</name>

<uri>http://opds-spec.org/authors/21285</uri>

</author>

<author>

<name>Alice McGee</name>

<uri>http://opds-spec.org/authors/21284</uri>

</author>

<author>

<name>Harold McGee</name>

<uri>http://opds-spec.org/authors/21283</uri>

</author>

<updated>2010-01-10T10:01:10Z</updated>

<rights>Copyright (c) 2009, Stampy McGee</rights>

<dc:identifier>urn:isbn:978029536341X</dc:identifier>

<dc:publisher>StampMeOnline, Inc.</dc:publisher>

<dc:language>en</dc:language>

<dc:issued>2009-10-01</dc:issued>

<content type="text">The definitive reference for the web-curious

philatelist.</content>

<link rel="http://opds-spec.org/image"

href="/covers/11241.lrg.jpg"

type="image/jpeg"/>

<link rel="http://opds-spec.org/acquisition/buy"

href="/content/buy/11241.epub"

type="application/epub+zip">

<opds:price currencycode="USD">18.99</opds:price>

<opds:price currencycode="GBP">11.99</opds:price>

</link>

</entry>

</feed></source>

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==Comparaison of OPDS clients==

In order to test client compatibility, a test catalog is available as a [[GitHub]] project<ref>{{cite web |url=http://feedbooks.github.io/opds-test-catalog/ |title=OPDS Test Catalog |publisher=Feedbooks |date= |accessdate=2011-01-01}}</ref>.

Over a dozen OPDS clients are available on major platforms such as [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]] and [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/OPDS#eBook_Reading_Software_Supporting_OPDS |title=eBook Reading Software Supporting OPDS |publisher=MobileRead Wiki |date= |accessdate=2011-01-01}}</ref>.

===Core OPDS features===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 100%"

|-

! Product

! Navigation feeds

! Acquisition feeds

! Clear distinction between navigation/acquisition

! Pagination

! Search

! Support for full entries

|-

| [[Aldiko]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no2|Limited to pre-loaded catalog}}

| {{yes}}

|-

| [[Mantano Reader]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes2|Partial support}}

| {{no}}

|-

| [[FBReader]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes2|Partial support}}

| {{yes}}

|-

| Bluefire Reader<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluefirereader.com/ |title=Bluefire Reader |publisher=Bluefire Productions, LLC |date= |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref>

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes2|Partial support}}

| {{no}}

|-

| Moon+ Reader<ref>{{cite web |url=http://moondownload.com |title=Moon+ Reader |publisher=Moon+ |date= |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref>

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

| eBook Search<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebooksearchapp.com/ |title=eBook Search |publisher=Inkstone Software, Inc. |date= |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref>, MegaReader<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.megareader.net/ |title=MegaReader |publisher=Inkstone Software, Inc. |date= |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref> & QuickReader<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.quickreader.net/ |title=QuickReader |publisher=Inkstone Software, Inc. |date= |accessdate=2013-05-14}}</ref>

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes2|Partial support}}

| {{yes}}

|}

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===Metadata and Images===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 100%"

|-

! Product

! Thumbnail

! Full image

! Title

! Author

! Contributor

! Language

! Publication date

! Summary

! Description

! Summary vs Description

! Rights

! Category

! Code vs Label in category

|-

| [[Aldiko]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

| [[Mantano Reader]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes2|Partial}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes2|Partial}}

| {{yes}}

|-

| [[FBReader]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

| Bluefire Reader

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|-

| Moon+ Reader

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

| eBook Search, MegaReader & QuickReader

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|}

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===Content acquisition===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width: 100%"

|-

! Product

! Generic acquisition

! Buy

! Borrow

! [[Open Access]]

! Subscribe

! Sample

! Multiple acquisition types

! Price and currency

! Indirect acquisition

|-

| [[Aldiko]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

| [[Mantano Reader]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

| [[FBReader]]

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|-

| Bluefire Reader

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{no}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{no2|?}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no2|?}}

|-

| Moon+ Reader

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes2|Partial support}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|-

| eBook Search, MegaReader & QuickReader

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes2|Partial support}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|}

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==Online OPDS Catalogs==

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* [[Calibre (software)|Calibre]] – personal e-book converter/catalog including an OPDS server

* {{Citation | url = https://tinyopds.codeplex.com/ | title = Codeplex | contribution = TinyOPDS | publisher = Microsoft}} – lightweight and simple OPDS server for the home use

== OPDS Clients ==

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.aldiko.com/ | title = Aldiko}}''': ePub reader and OPDS client for Android

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.refrelent.com/ | title = Book Bazaar Reader | publisher = Refrelent}}''': only in {{Citation | url = http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/book-bazaar-reader/bf4896b8-4211-4817-9bd8-a5e2bf92fdca | title = Windows 8 store | publisher = Microsoft}}.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.coolreader.org/ | title = Cool Reader}}''': only in [[Android (operating system) | Android]] version.

* '''{{Citation | url = https://code.google.com/p/ebookdroid/ | contribution = EBookDroid | title = Code | publisher = Google}}''': open source ([[GNU GPL]]’ed) document viewer for Android.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.ebooksearchapp.com/ | title = eBook Search App}}''': Apple iOS app. Download free books from major catalogs to iBooks, Kindle, Nook, or your favorite eBook reader app. Available on {{Citation | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ebook-search-free-books-for/id416454511?mt=8 | title = iTunes app store | publisher = Apple}}.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.ebooksearchapp.com/ | title = eBook Search PRO App}}''': Apple iOS app. Download free books from major catalogs to iBooks, Kindle, Nook, or your favorite eBook reader app. Available on {{Citation | url = http://itunes.apple.com/app/ebook-search-pro/id531204555?mt=8 | title = iTunes app store | publisher = Apple}}.

* '''[[EPUBReader]]''': all devices and OS supporting Firefox and SeaMonkey [[Web browser]]s

* '''[[FBReader]]''': ''almost'' all devices with network access, though there is no MS [[Windows Phone]] support yet.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.jetbookk12.com/ | publisher = Ectaco | title = jetBook color}}'''.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.infinitebookreader.com/ | title = Infinite Book Reader}}''': eBook reader for the Apple iPad.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.mantano.com/overview-2/ | title = Mantano Reader}}''': ePub and PDF reader for Google Android.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.marvinapp.com/ | title = Marvin}}''': free ePub reader for the iPad. Available on {{Citation | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marvin-ebooks-+-intelligence/id577374971 | title = iTunes app store | publisher = Apple}}.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.megareader.net/ | title = MegaReader}}''': highly customizable eBook reader for iOS with Heads Up Display<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGNIVu1d4DI | title = You tube | publisher = Google}}.</ref>. Available on {{Citation | publisher = Apple | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/megareader-2+-million-free/id387136454?mt=8 | title = iTunes app | type store}}.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://moondownload.com/ | title = Moon+ Reader Pro}}''': ebook reader for Google Android devices.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.ouiivo.com/ | title = Ouiivo Reader}}''': ePub ebook reader for Apple iOS.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.pageturner-reader.org/ | title = PageTurner Reader}}''': open source ([[GNU]] [[GPL]]'ed) ePub reader for Google Android with cloud synchronization.

* '''{{Citation | url = http://www.quickreader.net/ | title = QuickReader}}''': speed ebook reader for Apple iOS. Available on {{Citation | url = http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickreader-ebook-reader-speed/id333441801?mt=8 | title = iTunes app | type = store}}.

* '''[[Lexcycle Stanza|Stanza]]''': free ePub reader for the Apple iOS. Available on {{Citation | url = http://itunes.apple.com/app/stanza/id284956128 | title = iTunes | type = app store | publisher = Apple}}.

* '''{{Citation | url = https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.easyaccess.epubreader | title = Ideal Group Reader}}''': ePub reader. Available on {{Citation | url = https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.easyaccess.epubreader | contribution = Android | publisher = Google | title = Play | type = store}}.

== References ==

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== External linksLinks ==

*[http://opds-spec.org/ OPDS Official News and Specifications]

*[http://wwwgroups.archivegoogle.orgcom/bookserver BookServergroup/openpub onOPDS InternetMailing Archivelist]

*[http://code.google.com/p/openpub/ OPDS catalogProject specificationBug Tracker]

*[http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/bookserver_a_plan_to_build_an_open_web_of_books.php BookServer: A Plan to Build an Open Web of Books (ReadWriteWeb)]

*[http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/OPDS MobileRead Wiki - OPDS]

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