Open Textbooks/Open Educational Resources: Pressbooks

Pressbooks is a WordPress-based authoring and publishing platform that makes it simple to adapt or create OER. The platform allows authors to export their work in multiple formats including web book, PDF, EPUBs and more. Pressbooks is a good option whether you want to make a few simple edits to a published, openly licensed resource or create an openly licensed resource from scratch. Check out OER published through OpenOKState using the Pressbooks platform, and explore training options available through OSU Libraries and OpenOKState to learn more about getting started. Contact kathy.essmiller@okstate.edu to request editing access to the platform.

Watch the OSU Libraries' event calendar for workshops and trainings facilitated by OpenOKState. You can also visit the Pressbooks YouTube channel to view tutorials. Contact kathy.essmiller@okstate.edu to set up an account.

Introduction

Explore Pressbooks basics by learning how to set up a book, add your book's information, add and organize text, choosing your book's theme and how to export your book in multiple formats.

Cloning and Adapting with Pressbooks

Discover how to clone an openly licensed textbook into your Pressbooks account for adaptation, revision, or remixing to best meet your students' needs.

Getting Started

Ready to get started? Upcoming workshops will cover how to set up a Pressbook, choose a theme for your project, organize your content, add pictures and videos, identify terms for the glossary, clone an existing Pressbooks Project and other basic skills.