EPUB and ODT explained
EPUB is essentially a website in a box — a ZIP of XHTML and CSS. Because the content is reflowable, the reader chooses the font size and the text re-wraps, rather than being locked to a page.
ODT is the OpenDocument text format, an ISO standard that works much like DOCX — a ZIP of XML — but developed openly rather than by a single vendor.
- Where EPUB files come from
- E-book stores, library lending and self-publishing.
- Where ODT is used
- LibreOffice, OpenOffice and public-sector document policies.