The EBNETD distribution is a series of servers which provide ways to access so-called "CD-ROM books" via TCP/IP, using EB Library. The CD-ROM books is a popular form to provide dictionaries and multimedia references in Japan. Various formats such as EB, EBG, EBXA, EBXA-C, S-EBXA and EPWING are supported.

ndtpd is a server for accessing CD-ROM books via NDTP (Network Dictionary Transfer Protocol). NDTP is a de facto standard way to use CD-ROM books.