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Last update: Jul 24/23

Typical OER Textbook Formats, Requirements, Features and Access Option

Book Format	Requirements	Features	Access Options
Online web book	Internet Access Web Browser	Optimized for online access (web browser) Embedded interactive and text-based activities Embedded videos Embedded glossary terms	Read online with your device or assistive technology Use text-to-speech to listen to the book Take digital notes while you read.
Digital PDF	Internet access PDF viewer	Optimized for reading with internet (PDF viewer) Text-based activities Clickable Links to videos and other resources Glossary of Terms	Save to a device or drive as desired. Access from your device with/without internet Use internet access for clickable links/videos Take digital notes while you read.
Print PDF	Internet access for initial download PDF viewer to open file Ability to print or access to a print shop (recommended)	Optimized for printing/accessing offline Text-based activities Glossary of terms.	Save to a device or drive as desired. Read offline on device (no active / clickable links) Print chapters or whole book as needed. Refer back to web book to access links/interactive activities.

Pressbooks allows you to export a book into different file formats. We recommend exporting all of the “Supported formats.”

For more information, see Export in the Pressbooks User Guide.

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Review Your Exported Files

Sometimes things might look one way in the webbook and another way in the PDF file. As such, we recommend you export your book regularly while you work to ensure things are displaying how you want them to. You should do this for both the PDF and the EPUB files.

Customize PDF exports

For more information, see Produce PDF Exports in the Pressbooks User Guide.

Customize EPUB exports

For more information, see Produce EPUB Exports in the Pressbooks User Guide.

Validation Errors

For more information, see Fix Validation Errors in the Pressbooks User Guide.

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