Book Title: The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far)

Authors: Apurva Ashok; Zoe Wake Hyde; and Kaitlin Schilling

Book Description: The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) is a living repository of collective knowledge, written to equip all those who want to publish open textbooks with the resources they need. Representing two years of collaboration, innumerable conversations and exchanges, and a wide range of collective knowledge and experience, the Guide is a book-in-progress and will evolve and grow over time. Join the project discussion and help shape its development!

Version 3.0 of this Guide has been updated as of July 2022.

Open Education Week 2019

License:
Creative Commons Attribution

Contents

Book Information

Book Description

The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) is for anyone thinking about starting an open textbook project. It starts at the beginning of the process, with chapters on project scoping and building a team, and then moves on to content creation and editing, getting feedback and reviews, coordinating release and adoptions, and sustaining the book’s community.

The book is also a work-in-progress, an effort that will evolve and grow over time. Through conversations, use, new writers’ and editors’ contributions, and ongoing reflection and revision, it will reflect our changing perspectives on how and why we make open textbooks. Initiated by Rebus team members Zoe Wake Hyde and Apurva Ashok, the text is the result of innumerable conversations and exchanges within the Rebus Community, representing a wide range of collective knowledge and experience.

Please note those two little words in parentheses in the title: there are plenty of new learnings, knowledge, and reflexive revisions to come! Everyone is therefore invited to become a part of the project and follow its progress, as well as leave feedback, comments, and recommendations for corrections on the Rebus Community platform.

Authors

Apurva Ashok; Zoe Wake Hyde; and Kaitlin Schilling

License

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The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) Copyright © 2019 by Apurva Ashok; Zoe Wake Hyde; and Kaitlin Schilling is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Publishing and book trade

Metadata

Title
The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far)
Authors
Apurva Ashok; Zoe Wake Hyde; and Kaitlin Schilling
Editor
David Szanto
Contributors
Elizabeth Mays and Jördis Weilandt
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) Copyright © 2019 by Apurva Ashok; Zoe Wake Hyde; and Kaitlin Schilling is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

You can find free copies of this book in multiple formats (web, PDF, EPUB & editable) at: https://press.rebus.community/the-rebus-guide-to-publishing-open-textbooks/

Primary Subject
Publishing and book trade
Additional Subject(s)
Writing and editing guides
Publisher
Rebus Community
Publication Date
September 30, 2019
Ebook ISBN
978-1-989014-11-0
Print ISBN
978-1-989014-10-3