FictionBook is an open

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-based

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format which originated and gained popularity in Russia. FictionBook files have the

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. Some readers also support ZIP-compressed FictionBook files ( or ) The FictionBook format does not specify the appearance of a document; instead, it describes its structure. For example, there are special tags for epigraphs, verses and quotations. All ebook metadata, such as author name, title, and publisher are also present in the ebook file. This makes the format convenient for automatic processing, indexing, ebook collection management and allows automatic conversion into other formats.

Software and hardware support

The format is supported by

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s such as FBReader, AlReader, Haali Reader, STDU Viewer, CoolReader
Fly Reader
Okular, Ectaco jetBooks
HedgehogReader
Documents for

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, and some others. Firefox can read FictionBook by installing th
FB2 Reader
extension. Many hardware vendors support FictionBook in their firmware: BeBook One, BeBook Mini and BeBook Club in Europe (and other Hanlin V3 and V5 based devices), all PocketBook Readers, COOL-ER devices,

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and

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, and ASUS Eee Reader DR900. Devices based on the Hanvon N516 design can read FictionBook if custom OpenInkpot firmware is installed; it is factory default for Azbooka 516. Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook, and Sony devices do not support FictionBook directly. Conversion to and from FictionBook2 files ( and ) is possible via the cross-platform ebook management software

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. Conversion to and from FictionBook2 format is also available via

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References

External links

FictionBook 2.0 Specification
{{Ebooks XML-based standards Open formats Office document file formats Ebooks

Software and hardware support

See also

References

External links