Welcome to the Digital Publishing Technology Center. This site provides technical articles and tools to assist you with producing and distributing content compatible with key open standard file formats supported by Adobe desktop, mobile, and web services software. The Digital Publishing product family enables publishers to securely distribute, and consumers to conveniently read and manage, eBooks and other digital publications.
Use the Launcher SDK to detect if Digital Editions is installed, launch Digital Editions if already installed, and provision Digital Editions with a DRM fulfillment or with a content URL for direct download of unprotected PDF or EPUB content.
New Announcements |
Content Server 4.1 and Reader Mobile 9.2 SDK now available
(November 18, 2010)
Adobe has released an update to our Digital Publishing Solution for eBooks, including Content Server 4.1 and Reader Mobile 9.2 SDK. With these updates, book distributors can enable “social” password-based content protection as well as text-to-speech accessibility support for eBooks. In addition, Reader Mobile SDK includes a number of rendering, font, and color management enhancements. Learn more.
Digital Editions 1.7.2 now released
(February 2, 2010)
Adobe has released an update to the Digital Editions client application for reading and managing eBooks. Digital Editions 1.7.2 provides compatibility for additional operating systems, including Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit) and Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard, 32- and 64-bit), in addition to other enhancements.
Reader Mobile 9.1 SDK released
(December 15, 2009)
Adobe has released an update to the Reader Mobile SDK, the software development kit that enables third-party developers to support PDF, EPUB and Adobe Content Server 4 protected documents on reading devices and in smartphone applications. Version 9.1 delivers improvements in performance and rendering, in addition to supporting password-protected PDF files. It simplifies the workflow for authenticating devices with Adobe Digital Editions. The Enhanced Reader Mobile SDK also supports password-protected EPUB files, including EPUB content sold by the Barnes & Noble eBookstore. For more information, please visit the Reader Mobile Developer Center.
Customer FAQ: Adobe and Barnes & Noble
(November 17, 2009)
The announcement that Adobe and Barnes & Noble are collaborating to further standardize eBook technology is an advancement for open, interoperable eBooks.
This customer FAQ addresses common questions about the announcement.
Tools |
Use these publishing tools to facilitate the production and validatation of well-formed, device-ready EPUB content.
Learn how to convert your InDesign files into the EPUB format, start distributing your eBooks via the Apple iBookstore and transfer them for reading on iPad. Read the white paper eBooks: From Adobe InDesign to the Apple iBookstore for more information
Increasingly, eBook authors using InDesign want to export eBooks for reading on devices like the Amazon Kindle and selling in the Amazon store. Because Amazon uses a proprietary eBook format, InDesign users must convert their exported eBook files into an Amazon-compatible format before submission. Find out how in the Adobe InDesign to Amazon Kindle white paper.
If you want to validate your EPUB files, run this Java-based tool. EpubCheck can detect many types of errors in EPUB, and checks OCF container structure, OPF and OPS mark-up, and internal reference consistency.
Use the EpubPreflight tool for checking EPUB files for:
EPUBGen is a Java library that demonstrates EPUB generation from a variety of document formats, and which may be a useful starting point or reference code for other EPUB generation needs. There are sample Java applications are provided that illustrate the conversion of respective file types (rt2epub, word2epub, fb2epub).
Learn best practices on using InDesign to author eBooks in the open EPUB and PDF formats, including how-to guides, video tutorials, and more.
Use the stand-alone installer to install Digital Editions in networked environments including corporate, educational and other locations that require administrative installations of the software.
Read these instructions for installing Adobe Digital Editions software on Microsoft® Windows computers, and PowerPC and Intel®-based Macintosh computers.
Use the Launcher SDK to detect if Digital Editions is installed, launch Digital Editions if already installed, and provision Digital Editions with a DRM fulfillment or with a content URL for direct download of unprotected PDF or EPUB content.
Read these instructions for setting up the Installer and Launcher SDK.
If you would like to provide a link from your website to access the Adobe Digital Editions download, you may use the Get Digital Editions web logo. Please visit the Permissions and Trademark Guidelines site for more information.
Guidelines |
Review these style and conformance documents about best practices and tips for publishing digital content.
IDPF Specifications
Get EPUB specifications from the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), a trade and standards association for the digital publishing industry.
Read specifications for OCF, a zip-based standard used to encapsulate all of the pieces of a digital publication into a single file.
Read specifications for OPS, the digital publication’s markup or content (words on the page).
Read specifications for OPF, the navigation, packaging, metadata, and table of contents (how the pages relate to one another).
Learn more about the features and benefits of the EPUB industry standard file format.
Follow these guidelines for creating well-formed and well-formatted EPUB documents. To read this EPUB document, you will need to use Digital Editions, which you can install from the Digital Editions product site.
Learn more about how Adobe supports protecting embedded fonts in EPUB files.
Find online resources regarding best practices and tips for authoring EPUB documents with InDesign.
Get the latest information on the development of XSLT style sheets to convert DocBook XML books and articles to EPUBs.
Obtain information about supporting bidirectional text and MathML for EPUBs.
Education |
Learn about the digital publishing industry through industry articles, blogs and events.
See news, information and tips about Adobe Digital Editions.
Submit your feedback about the Adobe Developer Connection.
