Pressbooks

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On the record

Accessibility

Pressbooks says its platform helps creators meet accessibility standards and its paid plans can produce WCAG 2.2 compliant books.pressbooks.com · read 15 Oct 2026

API schema

API schemas are self-describing through OPTIONS requests, and a full schema can be requested with context=help.pressbooks.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Audience

Its platform serves individual creators, educational institutions, consortia, independent and university presses, and DIY creators.pressbooks.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Backup policy

Its platform terms say daily system backups are performed but do not guarantee that user data or ebooks will never be lost.pressbooks.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Company founding

LinkedIn lists Pressbooks as founded in 2011 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.ca.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Company size

LinkedIn lists Pressbooks as a privately held book and periodical publishing company with 11–50 employees.ca.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Content collaboration

The hosted product lets multiple authors collaborate on interactive digital content.pressbooks.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Developer documentation

Official developer guides cover local setup, PHPStorm, branching, coding standards, unit testing, theme development and REST API use.pressbooks.org · read 15 Oct 2026

Discovery integrations

Published books can be listed in Pressbooks Directory and distributed to discovery services including EBSCO, Ex Libris and OER Commons.pressbooks.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Enterprise LMS integration

Enterprise networks connect to learning-management systems through Pressbooks Results and an IMS Global certified LTI integration.pressbooks.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Export formats

The software can produce web, EPUB, PDF and multiple XML outputs, with webbook and EPUB/PDF styling driven by HTML and CSS.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026

GitHub release

The public repository identifies stable tag 6.45.7 for the plugin.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Grade passback

Pressbooks Results sends student scores from interactive H5P activities to an LMS gradebook and requires an active LTI integration.pressbooks.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Integrations

Pressbooks Enterprise LTI integration works with Canvas, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, and Blackboard.guide.pressbooks.com · read 7 Oct 2026

Interactive content

Pressbooks supports multimedia, YouTube videos, H5P quizzes and Hypothesis social annotation.pressbooks.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: design customization

Top Ten Publishers reports that template customization is more limited than professional design software such as InDesign.toptenpublishers.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: distribution

Top Ten Publishers notes that Pressbooks does not distribute books to retailers, so authors must upload exported files themselves.toptenpublishers.com · read 15 Oct 2026

Limit: importing content

An independent Pressbooks workshop reports that URL scraping can produce formatting errors and that some pasted images fail to transfer correctly.pressbooks.pub · read 15 Oct 2026

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