diff --git a/default.epub b/default.epub
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82bd7f93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.epub
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+
+
+
+$pagetitle$
+$if(highlighting-css)$
+
+$endif$
+$for(css)$
+
+$endfor$
+
+
+$if(titlepage)$
+ $title$
+$for(author)$
+ $author$
+$endfor$
+$if(date)$
+ $date$
+$endif$
+$else$
+$body$
+$endif$
+
+
+
diff --git a/epub-page.html b/default.epub3
similarity index 61%
rename from epub-page.html
rename to default.epub3
index 535e567c0..29287218b 100644
--- a/epub-page.html
+++ b/default.epub3
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
+
$pagetitle$
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
$endif$
$for(css)$
-
+
$endfor$
$if(titlepage)$
-$title$
+ $title$
$for(author)$
-$author$
+ $author$
$endfor$
$if(date)$
-$date$
+ $date$
$endif$
$else$
$body$