bug#43775: 28.0.50; Feature request: to include EPUB reading into main Emacs

[Richard Stallman]

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  > FWIW, I think that it would make more sense to contribute the package to
  > GNU ELPA first:

The other Emacs maintainers will be glad to work with you on that.
Thank you for contributing.

  > Actually, I called it nov.el because it's for reading novels.

We've been having a discussion about how to make Emacs easier to
learn.  I think one important way is to cease giving packages cryptic
names, and start giving each mode or package a name whose meaning will
be clear to everyone who sees it.

The name "Nov mode" is not clear -- witness the fact that it wasn't
obvious to me what it meant.  One needs to be told its meaning.

What would you think of "E-Reader mode"?  "E-Book View mode"?
(I am making a surmise here about what it does -- please forgive
me if I'm mistaken.)

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