joshua said:

PGDP *has* produced some XML based books.  Here is a short list of some of them (there are at least a few more, but this is a list I was able to put together quickly).

well yes, and you are to be commended, josh, for your work in actually doing some markup. as should marcello for the groundwork he has done, and jim tinsley for setting a sensible adoption policy (which is very important and not as easy as it looks). without you three, the little progress that _has_ been made would not have been accomplished. and i wish you the best in your future efforts.

I'd also like to point out that this *partial* list is still far more than bowerbird's zml efforts.

well, you might want to enjoy that "lead" as much as possible while you still can... :+) *** as long-time subscribers know, we've already done the discussion thing on this topic for long enough, it's time for pudding now, so i'll limit my replies to: 1) jon, that was a lot of verbiage, but i don't think you said anything of substance, so no reply for you. 2) holden, i think you mischaracterized my aims, since i'm not merely "reworking" old e-texts but laying out a workflow to handle new ones as well, both digitized paper-books and "born-digital" ones. (my next few examples will be in the latter category.) 3) marcello, i don't know if it's your italian "nature" or your german "nurture", but you certainly seem to have a penchant for disinformation and "the big lie". i always feel slimed after i read one of your posts. ick! anyway, folks, no need to have this discussion again. anyone who wants to see it can go read the archives. it's pudding time now -- show proof, or go home... -bowerbird