Folius vs Pressbooks
Folius
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Pressbooks
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| Figure | Folius | Pressbooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.25/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 7 |
| Spec score · Book Layout Software | 8.0 (#13) | 8.6 (#3) |
| Export formats | The product lists print PDF, screen PDF, EPUB, static HTML, Markdown, and a Folius backup as export formats. | The software can produce web, EPUB, PDF and multiple XML outputs, with webbook and EPUB/PDF styling driven by HTML and CSS. |
| Integrations | The privacy policy says users may sign in with an identity provider such as Google and names Polar for membership purchases and management. | Pressbooks Enterprise LTI integration works with Canvas, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, and Blackboard. |
| Purpose | Folius is a browser-based tool for formatting books for print and ebook. | Pressbooks helps authors and educational institutions create, adapt, and share accessible digital books and learning materials. |
| Support | The maker lists Jamie Mill trading as Folius and provides an email contact for privacy requests and complaints. | Enterprise customers receive personalized onboarding, end-user training, troubleshooting, responsive service, and webinars. |
Plans
Pressbooks
- Free TrialFree
- Single Author$12 a month
- Collaboration$40 a month
- Single Author$120 a year
- Collaboration$400 a year
- Institutional Network$5,999 a year
- Shared Network$15,999 a year
In their own words
Folius
Folius is a browser-based tool for formatting books for print and ebook. Authors can write in its editor or import a Word document, then review and adjust detected chapter breaks. Themes and controls cover type, spacing, chapter openings, headings, and running matter. Print settings include trim size, type size, margins, bleed, edges, and crop marks, with a paginated preview. Listed exports include print and screen PDFs, EPUB, static HTML, Markdown, and a Folius backup. The free plan offers unlimited books and chapters, browser editing, Word import, live print preview, and EPUB, Markdown, and backup exports. Membership is listed at $99 a year, billed annually at $8.25 per month; it adds PDFs, hosted images and cover uploads, static HTML export, collaboration, and public read-only sharing. The pricing note also lists paid plans from $12/mo. Members can invite editors to collaborate without those editors having a membership, but a membership is personal rather than an organization-wide licence. Users retain ownership of their book content.
Pressbooks
Pressbooks has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.