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Wikibooks
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- Account access
- Logging in is not required to read Wikibooks or to edit most pages, although some exceptions apply.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- API
- MediaWiki provides Action and REST APIs for accessing wiki content and functionality, including searching, retrieving, transforming, and editing pages.mediawiki.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- API limits
- API query results for regular users cannot exceed 500 for list and property queries, and per-user rate limits apply from 2026.mediawiki.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Book formats
- Collections can be downloaded as PDF or ODT files.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Change tracking
- Readers can monitor changes to pages, linked pages, selected lists of pages, or pages edited by a particular user.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Community support
- The Wikibooks Reading room is a place to raise and answer questions about technical issues, policies, and other project concerns.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Content
- The Wikimedia Foundation describes Wikibooks as a collection of free e-book resources, including textbooks, annotated texts, instructional guides, and manuals.wikimediafoundation.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Content scope
- The project aims to provide free e-book resources including textbooks, annotated texts, instructional guides, and manuals.wikimediafoundation.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Cost
- Anyone can access Wikibooks textbooks at no cost.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Downloads
- Users can download an XML dump of the entire English Wikibooks site or export selected pages.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Editing
- Wikibooks allows users anywhere in the world to modify pages and add new content.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Export
- Collections of Wikibooks pages can be downloaded in PDF or OpenDocument format, or ordered as printed books through PediaPress.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- History
- The Wikibooks project started in 2003.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Licensing
- The main page says its text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, with additional terms potentially applying.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Markup
- Wikibooks uses simple wiki markup based on UseModWiki.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Page export
- Special:Export allows users to download one or more Wikibooks pages as XML.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Print formats
- Wikibooks help describes creating print versions of books and making PDF versions.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
- Print integration
- Collections can be sent to PediaPress for print-on-demand delivery.en.wikibooks.org · read 30 Sep 2026
