Research Guides: Open Education Resources (OERs): Pressbooks

Writing, Revising, or Adapting an Open Textbook

Pressbooks is simple book production software that allows you to write your own book, or import your manuscript, and export into several file formats you need to publish your books including MOBI(for Kindle), EPUB, and PDF and more.

Pressbooks options:

Pressbooks at TRU
- To request a TRU Pressbooks Account, email: learningtech@tru.ca
Pressbooks through BCcampus

TRU Pressbooks Catalogue
Check out the OER's created by TRU faculty and hosted on TRU's own Pressbooks server.
BCcampus Pressbooks Guide
Covers the steps an author might take to create or modify an open educational resource (OER) in Pressbooks. Each chapter points readers to the pertinent chapters in the Pressbooks User Guide, provides any additional information, and includes instructions specific to post-secondary faculty and staff working in British Columbia and the Yukon.
BCcampus Open Education Adaptation Guide
Practical guide on how to customize (adapt) an open textbook so that it better fits your needs.
Pressbooks YouTube Videos
Collection of videos and tutorials about the Pressbooks Digital Publishing Platform created by Pressbooks.

Pressbooks Help

When you decide to get started with adapting or creating an Open Text, there are supports available for you:

For finding existing OER to adapt: Contact Brenda Smith - brsmith@tru.ca or ext. 5098
Technical Support in Pressbooks: Contact Ken Monroe – kmonroe@tru.ca or ext. 8440 in the Learning Design and Innovation (LDI) Department. Ken can provide support including: importing a book, editing text or media, inserting other multimedia elements and more.
Copyright and Editing: Contact Danielle Collins, Manager, TRU Open Press at dcollins@tru.ca or ext. 6823. If you have any questions about copyright or require editing support, connect with Dani. She will start by having a discussion with you regarding the scope of work required and from their provide support resources as they are available.