| Supported by LT&I | Yes |
| Cost | Free |
| Privacy | Compliant with FIPPA and Institutional Policies |
| Bandwidth | Low |
| Equipment | Web browser |
What is Pressbooks?
Pressbooks is an easy to use digital book production software used for self-publishing books in a number of formats. Pressbooks is an open-source platform based on WordPress.
What Can You Use it For?
Uses
- Digital Textbooks/ Open Educational Resources.
- Scholarly Monographs
- Syllabi
- Fiction and Non-Fiction Books
Benefits
- Digital Textbooks/ Open Educational Resources.
- Create cost-free textbook alternatives to reduce barriers to accessing course materials
- Incorporate multimedia and H5P content directly in your book.
- Collaborate with multiple users – including students!
- Publish in Multiple Formats:
- MOBI (for Kindle ebooks)
- EPUB (for all other ebookstores)
- Designed PDF (for print-on-demand and digital distribution)
Tip!
Interested in learning more about Open Education Resources (OERs)? Be sure to check out the TRU Library’s guide to OERs! It provides an introduction to the purpose and use of OERs, as well as tips for finding, adopting, adapting, assessing, and promoting them. You can also learn more about open education initiatives happening at TRU.
How Can You Access It?
TRU’s instance of Pressbooks is hosted at pressbooks.tru.ca. Please contact us at learningtech@tru.ca for help getting set up with your book.
How Do You Use It?
Pressbooks Guide: Produced by BCcampus, the Pressbooks Guide follows the steps an author might take to create or modify an open educational resource (OER) in Pressbooks.
Pressbooks Tutorials: This Pressbooks Video Tutorial Series was created by BCcampus to assist faculty and staff to use, create, and adapt open textbooks with Pressbooks.
What Support is Available?
If you have any questions please contact us at learningtech@tru.ca and we will be happy to answer your questions or work with you on your project!