{"id":1687,"date":"2024-08-29T09:41:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/?post_type=front-matter&#038;p=1687"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:24:00","slug":"what-is-pressbooks","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/pressbooksuserguide\/front-matter\/what-is-pressbooks\/","title":{"raw":"What is Pressbooks?","rendered":"What is Pressbooks?"},"content":{"raw":"Pressbooks is a variation of <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> that facilitates the publication of accessible, customizable, reusable, and iterative open textbooks. Suited to accessible learning in our digital age, it enables publishing in many formats, including as a website, PDF document, EPUB (usable in most eReaders), and various editable files.\r\n<h2>Pressbooks: FAQ<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"h5p-display\">\r\n[h5p id=\"50\"]\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--accordion-export\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">What is Pressbooks?<\/p>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<strong>Pressbooks<\/strong>\u00a0is a digital book authoring platform built on the popular\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress<\/a> publishing and blogging website. If you have used WordPress in the past, Pressbooks will feel familiar. <a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pressbooks<\/a> is an open-source software that enables authors and publishers to design and format books in several formats, such as:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>PDF:\u00a0<\/strong>for print or print-on-demand<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>EPUB:<\/strong>\u00a0for Apple iBooks, Nook, Kobo, Kindle and most other ebook platforms<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Webbook:<\/strong>\u00a0private or public<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--accordion-export\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">What are the advantages of using Pressbooks?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<strong>Pressbooks<\/strong> is an open-source publishing platform used by independent authors, small and medium-sized publishers, and educational institutions worldwide. Advantages include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Templates (a.k.a. Pressbooks themes) designed for e-books are optimized to look great in a wide variety of formats, meet accessibility standards, and can be customized to some degree<\/li>\r\n \t<li>File exports suited to Kindles, phones, and iPads for ebooks, as well as print<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Users have unlimited ability to edit, update, and (re)export their book projects<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Users can easily collaborate with other authors and editors<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Metadata fields support OER licensing and attribution standards<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pedagogues have the option to include interactive and multimodal content to encourage learning<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Daily backups and version control<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--accordion-export\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">What can I expect from this local user guide?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\nOur <strong>Guide to Pressbooks<\/strong> (published by Concordia University Library) provides help for various parts of the textbook production process on our local instance of Pressbooks. It includes chapters across many aspects of adopting, customizing, or creating an Open Educational Resource (OER) in Pressbooks. The side navigation bar shows the range of topics covered. Additionally, the search field is located at the top right of each page in the online version, allowing you to find specific terms that appear in the book.\r\n\r\nThis local user guide is a <strong>living resource<\/strong>, so we will update it as needed.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--accordion-export\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Where can I find more help with Pressbooks?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\nIf you have questions that are not addressed in our user guide, you can check the following resources:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/pressbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pressbooks YouTube channel<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pressbooks Community Forum<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pressbooks\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knowledge Base<\/a>\u00a0(includes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/sections\/360008914951-General-Pressbooks-FAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a FAQ<\/a>, a section on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/sections\/360008518792-Book-Creation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">book creation<\/a>\u00a0and more)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.directory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pressbooks Directory<\/a> (a free, searchable catalogue that includes\u00a0+<strong>5,645<\/strong> open-access books published by +<strong>156<\/strong>\u00a0organizations and networks using Pressbooks)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIf none of these Pressbooks resources contain an answer to your specific question, post in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Forum<\/a>, where your questions are viewed and responded to by other Pressbooks users.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>Pressbooks is a variation of <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> that facilitates the publication of accessible, customizable, reusable, and iterative open textbooks. Suited to accessible learning in our digital age, it enables publishing in many formats, including as a website, PDF document, EPUB (usable in most eReaders), and various editable files.<\/p>\n<h2>Pressbooks: FAQ<\/h2>\n<div class=\"h5p-display\">\n<div id=\"h5p-50\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-50\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"50\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"FAQ\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--accordion-export\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">What is Pressbooks?<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<strong>Pressbooks<\/strong>\u00a0is a digital book authoring platform built on the popular\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress<\/a> publishing and blogging website. If you have used WordPress in the past, Pressbooks will feel familiar. <a href=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pressbooks<\/a> is an open-source software that enables authors and publishers to design and format books in several formats, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PDF:\u00a0<\/strong>for print or print-on-demand<\/li>\n<li><strong>EPUB:<\/strong>\u00a0for Apple iBooks, Nook, Kobo, Kindle and most other ebook platforms<\/li>\n<li><strong>Webbook:<\/strong>\u00a0private or public<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--accordion-export\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">What are the advantages of using Pressbooks?<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<strong>Pressbooks<\/strong> is an open-source publishing platform used by independent authors, small and medium-sized publishers, and educational institutions worldwide. Advantages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Templates (a.k.a. Pressbooks themes) designed for e-books are optimized to look great in a wide variety of formats, meet accessibility standards, and can be customized to some degree<\/li>\n<li>File exports suited to Kindles, phones, and iPads for ebooks, as well as print<\/li>\n<li>Users have unlimited ability to edit, update, and (re)export their book projects<\/li>\n<li>Users can easily collaborate with other authors and editors<\/li>\n<li>Metadata fields support OER licensing and attribution standards<\/li>\n<li>Pedagogues have the option to include interactive and multimodal content to encourage learning<\/li>\n<li>Daily backups and version control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--accordion-export\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">What can I expect from this local user guide?<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\nOur <strong>Guide to Pressbooks<\/strong> (published by Concordia University Library) provides help for various parts of the textbook production process on our local instance of Pressbooks. It includes chapters across many aspects of adopting, customizing, or creating an Open Educational Resource (OER) in Pressbooks. The side navigation bar shows the range of topics covered. 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