Pressbooks Self-Publisher: Plans & Pricing

Join thousands of creators using Pressbooks to support their digital publishing needs.

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Free Trial

Ideal to try out the platform
  • Start a 7-day free trial of Pressbooks
$
0
publish a book today for free
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Single Author

Ideal for solo authors
  • Create, publish, and share your digital book
  • One book per subscription
$
12
per month or $120 per year

Collaboration

Ideal for author/editor teams
  • Work together to create and share an interactive digital book
  • One book per subscription
$
40
per month or $400 per year

Feature Details for Pressbooks Self-Publisher Plans

Feature

Free Trial

ideal to try out the platform

Single Author 

ideal for solo authors

Collaboration

ideal for author teams

Number of books

1

1 per subscription

1 per subscription

Number of authors

1

1

Unlimited

Upload media (images, audio, etc.) for use in your digital book

100MB

250MB

1GB

Publishing platform access to create and edit book(s)

Free for 7 days

Write or import original content

Clone and adapt existing content from openly licensed books

Choice of 20+ themes to customize book appearance

Add and display book information (metadata)

Add images, multimedia, glossary terms, footnotes

Add social annotation via Hypothes.is

Access self-service user guide and resources

Publish accessible (WCAG 2.1 compliant) digital books

 

Produce XML, XHTML, and Common Cartridge export files

 

Produce accessible EPUB and PDF exports

 

Monitor usage with book, user, and network analytics

 

Boost discoverability via Pressbooks Directory, EBSCO, Ex Libris

 

Collaborate with multiple authors and contributors in any book

  

Easily create, copy, or embed interactive learning activities via H5P

  

Add custom CSS to adjust the appearance of your digital book, EPUB, and PDF export

  

Allow file downloads in multiple formats from the book home page

  

Access responsive Premium Support Team via email to answer software and publishing questions

 

Add-on: $100/year

Add-on: $100/year

Feature Details for Pressbooks Self-Publisher Plans

How To Get Started​

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It’s quick and easy to try out Pressbooks with a  with a free trial! Here’s how:

  • Go to our self-publisher site
  • Create an account
  • Verify your account email address
  • Start creating your book (or adapt an existing one)
  • When you’re ready to start a subscription, select your plan and add payment info

Visit our User Guide and YouTube channel for self-service how-to instructions.