Open Educational Resources

This guide is for faculty authors, librarians, project managers and others who are involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. Content includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.

Welcome to the Pressbooks User Guide! Find answers for common questions you may have while writing and publishing your book with the Pressbooks authoring and editing platform.

AcademicPub is a build-your-own-textbook service that offers students three different options for purchasing the book: digital download, paperback, or hardcover. Instructors can create a customized textbook with book chapters, case studies and journal articles. AcademicPub provides services to track how much royalties will cost for each custom textbook.

Begun in 2013 by Eric Kean, a Math and Viola instructor at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, It's More Than a Textbook is an online platform that helps instructors create interactive and inexpensive ($15) e-texts with an integrated assessment system.