Workshop reminder — Publish Digital Books & Open Educational Resources with Pressbooks

Posted on by Timothy Vollmer
A promotional slide for a workshop titled "Publish Digital Books and Open Educational Resources with Pressbooks." The background is split, with the top portion in dark red and the bottom in white. The title is in bold white text. Below, the event details state "March 11, 2025, 11am - 12pm, Zoom" in gray text. On the left, there is an open-access logo (a stylized open padlock) with a colorful splatter background. In the bottom right corner, the Berkeley Library logo is present.

Date/Time: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 11:00am–12:00pm
Location: Zoom. RSVP.

If you’re looking to self-publish work of any length and want an easy-to-use tool that offers a high degree of customization, allows flexibility with publishing formats (EPUB, PDF), and provides web-hosting options, Pressbooks may be great for you. Pressbooks is often the tool of choice for academics creating digital books, open textbooks, and open educational resources, since you can license your materials for reuse however you desire. Learn why and how to use Pressbooks for publishing your original books or course materials. You’ll leave the workshop with a project already under way.

Curious about how UC Berkeley faculty, students, and staff have used Pressbooks? Check out some of the Berkeley-created digital books and resources below, or browse over 8,000 open access books on the Pressbooks Directory.