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Wikibooks

Ch 116.7of 27 Open Educational Resource Platforms
  1. 1Runs onAPI, self-hosted, Web
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Remix and adaptationYes
  4. 4Authoring toolsYes
  5. 5Download formatsPDF, HTML, wiki markup, XML
  6. 6API accessYes
  7. 7Content reviewYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: en.wikibooks.org
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Overview

Wikibooks is ranked #11 of 27 in open educational resource platforms on Specifiction. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web.

Compared on open educational resource platforms

Free plan
Yesen.wikibooks.org
Remix and adaptation
Yesen.wikibooks.org
Authoring tools
Yesen.wikibooks.org
Download formats
PDF, HTML, wiki markup, XMLen.wikibooks.org
API access
Yesen.wikibooks.org
Content review
Yesen.wikibooks.org

Facts

Purpose
Wikibooks is an open-content collection of textbooks that anyone can edit.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Content
The Wikimedia Foundation describes Wikibooks as a collection of free e-book resources, including textbooks, annotated texts, instructional guides, and manuals.wikimediafoundation.org · 30 Sept 2026
Cost
Anyone can access Wikibooks textbooks at no cost.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Subjects
The site organizes books across subjects including computing, engineering, humanities, languages, mathematics, science, and social sciences.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Editing
Wikibooks is designed to let people edit pages and contribute to its textbook collection.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Change tracking
Readers can monitor changes to pages, linked pages, selected lists of pages, or pages edited by a particular user.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Export
Collections of Wikibooks pages can be downloaded in PDF or OpenDocument format, or ordered as printed books through PediaPress.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Print formats
Wikibooks help describes creating print versions of books and making PDF versions.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Downloads
Users can download an XML dump of the entire English Wikibooks site or export selected pages.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Account access
Logging in is not required to read Wikibooks or to edit most pages, although some exceptions apply.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Privacy
The Wikimedia Foundation says edits made without registering, logging in, or using a temporary account show the editor’s IP address publicly.foundation.wikimedia.org · 30 Sept 2026
Licensing
The main page says its text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, with additional terms potentially applying.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Community support
The Wikibooks Reading room is a place to raise and answer questions about technical issues, policies, and other project concerns.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Content scope
The project aims to provide free e-book resources including textbooks, annotated texts, instructional guides, and manuals.wikimediafoundation.org · 30 Sept 2026
History
The Wikibooks project started in 2003.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Markup
Wikibooks uses simple wiki markup based on UseModWiki.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Software
Wikibooks runs on MediaWiki, a PHP application that stores pages in a MySQL database.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Page export
Special:Export allows users to download one or more Wikibooks pages as XML.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Book formats
Collections can be downloaded as PDF or ODT files.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Print integration
Collections can be sent to PediaPress for print-on-demand delivery.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
API
MediaWiki provides Action and REST APIs for accessing wiki content and functionality, including searching, retrieving, transforming, and editing pages.mediawiki.org · 30 Sept 2026
API limits
API query results for regular users cannot exceed 500 for list and property queries, and per-user rate limits apply from 2026.mediawiki.org · 30 Sept 2026
Support
Wikimedia Phabricator is used to track MediaWiki bugs and feature requests.en.wikibooks.org · 30 Sept 2026
Security
The privacy policy describes access controls, network firewalls, and physical security measures, while stating that completely secure transmission or storage cannot be guaranteed.foundation.wikimedia.org · 30 Sept 2026

Company

Founded
2003en.wikibooks.org · 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United Statesen.wikibooks.org · 28 Sept 2026

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