

Related Read: How to Choose the Best SDK for your Custom eBook Platform What are the Goals of a Readium Project? Although it can work along with various web browsers, the Readium SDK prioritizes the development of the WebKit over everything else. The Readium SDK performs simplistic test applications for the different operating systems, whether it be Android, iOS, or even OS X, apart from supporting encryption-based modules. The Readium SDK is an ePUB reader SDK (software development kit) very much similar to that of Adobe’s Reader Mobile SDK (RMSDK) in terms of its capability and scope. This engine can be deployed in browsers and embedded into browser apps such as Google Chrome extension or into native applications. The Readium project aims to develop a robust, high-performance, cross-platform, and standards-compliant ePUB reading system, which can be used by the native applications of both mobiles, tablets as well as desktop systems. In addition, EDRLab is also the driving force behind the LCP (Licensed Content Protection) system, which is a significant new development of Readium.

Among them, the European Digital Reading Lab (EDRLab) is the most important participant of the Readium project. Readium aims at networking and coordinating between other similar open-source efforts. It strives to deliver leading-edge functionality that is fully specified, free, open, and interoperable. The Open Source Foundation aims to develop technology for expediting the adoption of ePUB3 and the Open Web Platform by the Digital Publishing Industry. The Readium Foundation was created in March 2013 as an independent non-profit corporation.
