IDPFModerator's note: We welcome Nick Bogaty as a contributor, in the interest of presenting a variety of views and keeping readers informed on IDPF issues. Nick will be leaving his IDPF position shortly for his new job at Adobe. - DR What does the IDPF's .epub format mean for the e-book industry? Does it mean that publishers can stop doing multiple conversions? For reflowable e-books, the short answer is "yes." (I say "reflowable" because publishers will still do PDF for fixed-format books if that's what they want.) The long answer is the following: In implementing .epub, software companies handle files in one...