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by DaemonXI 5757 days ago
The article didn't really clarify well what is wrong with ePub.
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I'm sorry it was not very clear. Here's what's wrong with ePub: http://blog.widescript.com/2010/08/03/we-support-zhook/

But basically, ePub is full of bugs (that take ages to be solved until the huge committee agrees on every point), it is complex to build and debug, and does not support HTML5. Heck, there is not even a way to define a cover.

Just to be clear, HTML5 is composed of many parts. You might be thinking about canvas or video/audio, but one of the most important introductions are the new tags, that turn out to be perfect for crafting electronic publications (semantic richness). That you can use it in ePub doesn't mean you're meant to.