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==History==

OPDS is based on the initial work done by [[Lexcycle]], the company behind [[Lexcycle Stanza|Stanza]],<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://groups.google.com/d/topic/openpub/Vr8FI7gIKHg/discussion |title=Project Goals |date=April 9, 2009 |accessdateaccess-date=May 5, 2013 |mailing-list=Open Publication Distribution System |last=Fahlgren |first=Keith |via=[[Google Groups]] }}</ref> an [[E-Book|eBook reader application]] for [[iOS]].{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} All revisions of the specification were produced by an informal group organized around an open mailing list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://groups.google.com/group/openpub |title=Open Publication Distribution System |website=Google Groups |access-date=May 5, 2013 }}</ref>

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==OPDS catalogs==

Dozens of OPDS catalogs are available online, and in many different languages.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/OPDS#Online_OPDS_Catalogs |title=Online OPDS Catalogs |publisher=MobileRead Wiki|access-date= |accessdate=2011-05-19}}</ref>

Many users of OPDS also create their own OPDS catalog, as a way to access their ebooks from any device.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/OPDS#OPDS_Catalog_Generation |title=OPDS Catalog Generation |publisher=MobileRead Wiki|access-date= |accessdate=2011-05-19}}</ref>

Developers implementing an OPDS catalog usually use the [[Feedbooks]] catalog<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.feedbooks.com/catalog.atom |title=Feedbooks OPDS Catalog |publisher=Feedbooks |access-date= |accessdate=2011-05-19}}</ref> as an example of a fully featured catalog. An OPDS validator is also available to test OPDS feeds.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://opds-validator.appspot.com/ |title=OPDS Validator |accessdateaccess-date=2011-05-19}}</ref>

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