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Quick Tips for Marketing Your New Books
You’ve put time, effort, and expertise into creating a high quality book on Pressbooks, and now it’s time to help it find its audience. If you’re publishing through an educational institution, there are a number of things you can do to increase the visibility of your work. Below, we’ve outlined several ways Pressbooks can help you highlight your new book, along with additional outreach strategies… Continue Reading Quick Tips for Marketing Your New Books
Reducing Course Withdrawals with Flexible, Affordable Learning Materials
This is part one of our Pressbooks Results Series, where we’re sharing the stories of four faculty members who have used Pressbooks Results in their classroom to achieve unique pedagogical… Continue Reading Reducing Course Withdrawals with Flexible, Affordable Learning Materials
Enhancing Student Learning with Pressbooks Results
If you’re teaching in today’s postsecondary classrooms—whether online, hybrid, or in person—you’ve likely wrestled with a familiar set of challenges: How do you keep students actively engaged with your learning… Continue Reading Enhancing Student Learning with Pressbooks Results
Why VPATs Matter in Education: Building Accessible Learning Environments
In our previous blog post, we introduced the VPAT—a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template that outlines how digital tools and platforms align with accessibility standards like WCAG 2.1, Section 508, and… Continue Reading Why VPATs Matter in Education: Building Accessible Learning Environments
What is a VPAT? A Quick Guide for Postsecondary Institutions
As digital accessibility continues to move to the forefront of education policy and legislation, it’s more important than ever for institutions to understand the tools and documentation that help ensure… Continue Reading What is a VPAT? A Quick Guide for Postsecondary Institutions
Adaptation in Action: Voices from the ROTEL Project
Over the past three years, the ROTEL (Remixing Open Textbooks through an Equity Lens) project has supported faculty across Massachusetts as they reimagined course materials to better serve their students.… Continue Reading Adaptation in Action: Voices from the ROTEL Project
Interactive Learning Materials: Why They Matter to Learners
Students today expect more than static, text-heavy materials. With shorter attention spans and a preference for engaging, dynamic content, traditional textbooks often fall short. To keep learners actively involved, educators… Continue Reading Interactive Learning Materials: Why They Matter to Learners
Open Education Week 2025 at Pressbooks
Open Education Week 2025 at Pressbooks Open Education Week is a global event organized by Open Education Global to highlight the power of open education, its benefits, and its impact… Continue Reading Open Education Week 2025 at Pressbooks
A Parent’s Take on College Textbook Costs
This year has been momentous for my family and me, as our twin boys graduated high school and started college. These are exciting milestones for any family. For me, having… Continue Reading A Parent’s Take on College Textbook Costs
A Year of Open Content: Reviewing the Pressbooks Books of the Month
Every month we highlight a public book from the Pressbooks community that is a great example of high quality, open content across a range of different subjects and use cases.… Continue Reading A Year of Open Content: Reviewing the Pressbooks Books of the Month