diff --git a/tablib/formats/__init__.py b/tablib/formats/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+""" Tablib - formats
+"""
+
+import _csv as csv
+import _json as json
+import _xls as xls
+import _yaml as yaml
+
+formats = (csv, json, xls, yaml)
diff --git a/tablib/formats/_csv.py b/tablib/formats/_csv.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import cStringIO
+import csv
+import os
+
+import simplejson as json
+
+import tablib
+
+
+title = 'csv'
+extentions = ('csv',)
+
+
+
+def export_set(dataset):
+	"""Returns CSV representation of Dataset."""
+	stream = cStringIO.StringIO()
+	_csv = csv.writer(stream)
+
+	for row in dataset._package(dicts=False):
+		_csv.writerow(row)
+
+	return stream.getvalue()
+
+
+def import_set(in_stream, headers=True):
+	"""Returns dataset from CSV stream."""
+
+	data = tablib.core.Dataset()
+
+	rows = csv.reader(in_stream.split())
+	for i, row in enumerate(rows):
+
+		if (i == 1) and (headers):
+			data.headers = row
+		else:
+			data.append(row)
+
+	return data
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diff --git a/tablib/formats/_json.py b/tablib/formats/_json.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import simplejson as json
+import tablib.core
+
+title = 'json'
+extentions = ('json', 'jsn')
+
+
+def export_set(dataset):
+	"""Returns JSON representation of Dataset."""
+	return json.dumps(dataset.dict)
+
+
+def export_book(databook):
+	"""Returns JSON representation of Databook."""
+
+	return json.dumps(databook._package())
+
+
+def detect(contents):
+	"""Return True if contets are JSON."""
+	return False
+
+
+def import_set(in_stream):
+	"""Returns dataset from JSON stream."""
+	data = tablib.core.Dataset()
+	data.dict = json.loads(in_stream)
+
+	return data
+
diff --git a/tablib/formats/_xls.py b/tablib/formats/_xls.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import xlwt
+import cStringIO
+
+
+title = 'xls'
+extentions = ('xls')
+
+
+def export_set(dataset):
+	"""Returns XLS representation of Dataset."""
+
+	wb = xlwt.Workbook(encoding='utf8')
+	ws = wb.add_sheet(dataset.title if dataset.title else 'Tabbed Dataset')
+
+	for i, row in enumerate(dataset._package(dicts=False)):
+		for j, col in enumerate(row):
+			ws.write(i, j, col)
+
+	stream = cStringIO.StringIO()
+	wb.save(stream)
+	return stream.getvalue()
+
+
+def export_book(databook):
+	"""Returns XLS representation of DataBook."""
+
+	wb = xlwt.Workbook(encoding='utf8')
+
+	for i, dset in enumerate(databook._datasets):
+		ws = wb.add_sheet(dset.title if dset.title else 'Sheet%s' % (i))
+
+		#for row in self._package(dicts=False):
+		for i, row in enumerate(dset._package(dicts=False)):
+			for j, col in enumerate(row):
+				ws.write(i, j, col)
+
+
+	stream = cStringIO.StringIO()
+	wb.save(stream)
+	return stream.getvalue()
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diff --git a/tablib/formats/_yaml.py b/tablib/formats/_yaml.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import yaml
+import tablib
+
+title = 'yaml'
+extentions = ('yaml', 'yml')
+
+
+
+def export_set(dataset):
+	"""Returns YAML representation of Dataset."""
+	return yaml.dump(dataset.dict)
+
+
+def export_book(databook):
+	"""Returns YAML representation of Databook."""
+	return yaml.dump(databook._package())
+
+
+def import_set(in_stream):
+	"""Returns dataset from YAML stream."""
+
+	data = tablib.core.Dataset()
+	data.dict = yaml.load(in_stream)
+
+	return data
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