Pressbooks
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Pressbooks, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Pressbooks's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free | 1 book · 1 author · 100MB media storage · exports available during trial · 7 days |
| Single Author | $12 a month | 1 author · 250MB media storage · EPUB and PDF exports · 20+ themes · $12 / month |
| Collaboration | $40 a month | Unlimited collaborators · 1GB media storage · interactive educational materials · $40 / month |
| Single Author | $120 a year | 1 author · 250MB media storage · EPUB and PDF exports · 20+ themes · $120 / year |
| Collaboration | $400 a year | Unlimited collaborators · 1GB media storage · interactive educational materials · $400 / year |
| Institutional Network | $5,999 a year | 1 institution · up to 10 books · unlimited author seats · up to 3 network managers · From $5,999 / year |
| Shared Network | $15,999 a year | 2+ institutions · up to 45 books · unlimited author seats · up to 5 network managers · From $15,999 / year |
The facts
Each one read from Pressbooks's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- Pressbooks says its platform helps creators meet accessibility standards and its paid plans can produce WCAG 2.2 compliant books.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API schema
- API schemas are self-describing through OPTIONS requests, and a full schema can be requested with context=help.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Its platform serves individual creators, educational institutions, consortia, independent and university presses, and DIY creators.checked 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.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Content collaboration
- The hosted product lets multiple authors collaborate on interactive digital content.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer documentation
- Official developer guides cover local setup, PHPStorm, branching, coding standards, unit testing, theme development and REST API use.checked 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.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Enterprise LMS integration
- Enterprise networks connect to learning-management systems through Pressbooks Results and an IMS Global certified LTI integration.checked 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.checked 15 Oct 2026
- GitHub release
- The public repository identifies stable tag 6.45.7 for the plugin.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Grade passback
- Pressbooks Results sends student scores from interactive H5P activities to an LMS gradebook and requires an active LTI integration.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Pressbooks Enterprise LTI integration works with Canvas, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, and Blackboard.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Interactive content
- Pressbooks supports multimedia, YouTube videos, H5P quizzes and Hypothesis social annotation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: design customization
- Top Ten Publishers reports that template customization is more limited than professional design software such as InDesign.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: distribution
- Top Ten Publishers notes that Pressbooks does not distribute books to retailers, so authors must upload exported files themselves.checked 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.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: linear structure
- An independent review describes Pressbooks as strongly organized around parts and chapters, making immersive or free-form exhibit layouts difficult.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Self-publisher media storage is limited to 100MB in the trial, 250MB on Single Author, and 1GB on Collaboration.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: Trustpilot complaint
- The sole Trustpilot reviewer reported being unable to export after subscription expiration, export errors and inadequate support.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding
- LinkedIn lists Pressbooks as founded in 2011 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Pressbooks as a privately held book and periodical publishing company with 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2011checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Montreal, Quebec, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Limit: subscription cost
- Top Ten Publishers says subscription pricing can become expensive for authors publishing only one book.checked 15 Oct 2026
Alternatives to Pressbooks
- 1
Blurb BookWright
Free planiOSWebAPImacOS8.1Free plan - 2
Storyloft
Free planWebmacOSWindows7.6From $398 a year - 3
Vivliostyle
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinuxmacOS7.5Free plan - 4
BookSetter
Free planWeb7.3$9 one-time - 5
Koberger
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows7.1From $59.94 a year - 6
Kotobee Author
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux7.1Free plan