This document is informative and is not tied to a particular version of the EPUB® specification.

This document is subject to change at any time. The terms defined herein will never be removed, but may be deprecated.

Any use of terms marked [draft] should be considered experimental.

Deprecated term are identified by the label [deprecated]. These terms are no longer recommended for use.

Publication Types

dictionary: Identifies that the EPUB Publication represents a dictionary. Refer to the EPUB Dictionaries and Glossaries specification for more information.
distributable-object [draft]: Identifies that the EPUB Publication contains a distributable object. Refer to the EPUB Distributable Objects specification for more information.
education [draft]: Identifies that the EPUB Publication conforms to the EDUPUB Profile.
index: Identifies that the EPUB Publication represents an index. Refer to the EPUB Indexes specification for more information.
preview [draft]: Identifies that the EPUB Publication is only a preview of a work. Refer to the EPUB Previews specification for more information.
scriptable-component [draft]: Identifies that the EPUB Publication is a Scriptable Component. Refer to EPUB Scriptable Components Packaging and Integration for more information.
teacher-edition [draft]: Identifies that the EPUB Publication contains the teacher's edition of a work. A teacher's edition differs from a teacher's guide in that it contains and annotates the text of the student edition. Refer to the EPUB EDUPUB Profile for more information.
teacher-guide [draft]: Identifies that the EPUB Publication contains a teacher's guide. A teacher's guide differs from a teacher's edition in that there is no corresponding student edition; it provides independent guidance to a teacher on some aspect of the curriculum. Refer to the EPUB EDUPUB Profile for more information.