SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEMPLATE-BASED ASSEMBLY OF PUBLICATIONS

Template-based assembly of an electronic publication System provides a template specifying a markup for the electronic publication and having a plurality of content slots, content provider provides content, publisher formats content according to the template and comprising a language processor that automatically traverses the template and applies the content to the content slots, and electronic reading device displays formatted content Method includes receiving template, traversing templates to identify content slot, retrieving content for insertion into identified content slot, applying markup to portion of content, formatting content by inserting portion of content into identified content slot, and rendering formatted content on an electronic reading device Computer readable medium comprises instructions receive content for an electronic publication, receive templates, each template specifying a markup for the electronic publication and having a content slots, receive desired template selection from user, and render the content according to the selected template.