<s>
Pressbooks	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
content	B-Protocol
management	I-Protocol
system	I-Protocol
designed	O
for	O
creating	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
WordPress	B-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
export	O
content	O
in	O
many	O
formats	O
for	O
ebooks	O
,	O
webbooks	O
or	O
print	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressbooks	B-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Book	O
Oven	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
Montréal-based	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Hugh	O
McGuire	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
founded	O
the	O
audio	O
book	O
platform	O
LibriVox	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
aimed	O
at	O
self-publishing	O
authors	O
,	O
in	O
2017	O
Pressbooks	B-Application
shifted	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
universities	O
on	O
academic	O
and	O
textbook	O
publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
WordPress	B-Application
Multisite	O
with	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
admin	O
and	O
reader	O
interfaces	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
authoring	O
books	O
,	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
themes	O
for	O
formating	O
books	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
export	O
of	O
books	O
in	O
print-ready	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
mobi	O
,	O
ePub	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
open	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
hosted	O
service	O
for	O
self-publishers	O
(	O
pressbooks.com	O
)	O
,	O
supported	O
institutional	O
hosting	O
(	O
PressbooksEdu	O
)	O
,	O
third	O
party	O
hosts	O
,	O
or	O
self-hosting	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
available	O
from	O
pressbooks.org	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressbooks	B-Application
is	O
often	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
open	O
textbooks	O
and	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
open	O
educational	O
resource	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
at	O
the	O
following	O
institutions	O
:	O
</s>
