Pressbooks

Supported by TRU	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

Benefits

Digital Textbooks/ Open Educational Resources
Scholarly Monographs
Syllabi
Fiction and Non-Fiction Books

Familiar WordPress interface
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)

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.

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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.

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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!