Booktype is a free, open source platform that produces beautiful, engaging books formatted for print, Amazon, iBooks and almost any ereader within minutes. Create books on your own or with others via an easy-to-use web interface. Build a community around your content with social tools and use the reach of mobile, tablet and ebook technology to engage new audiences. Need a quote for hosting? Contact us.
"There is a demonstrated need for Booktype, a software that resolves challenging issues in collaborative knowledge production resulting in high quality print and ebooks. Booktype is an important new approach in knowledge production and dissemination."
Erik Möller Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation"Booktype is the present and future of collaborative publishing, and we could not live without it in the work we do. It bakes the values of the open web and the passion of the free knowledge movement into a platform that aggregates knowledge while catalyzing communities."
Allen Gunn Executive Director, Aspiration"Really excited about the launch of Booktype. Adam Hyde and crew have been leading the way in collaborative book writing for years. Booktype takes it to the next level."
Mark Surman Executive Director, Mozilla FoundationAdam is highly regarded as a pioneer & innovator in networked & collaborative book production. He has also been working in open source for over 15 years. Contact Adam to talk about how your organisation can make the most of Booktype.
Aleksander has a broad spectrum of programming experience having worked on many projects from multiplayer games, library software, financial applications, artistic projects, web site analysis applications, and systems for managing domain registration.
Vladimir is Sourcefabric’s Interface and Usability Designer and is the man behind the look and feel of the Booktype interface. With over a decade of graphic and web design experience, he now specialises in workflows - vital for Booktype.
Vladimir Stefanović Interface Designer, Booktype
Booktype is a free, open source platform that allows organisations and communitites to produce beautiful, engaging books formatted for print, Amazon, iBooks and almost any ereader within minutes.
Booktype is installed and hosted on your server, so all content belongs to you. Give any licence to any book. No platform or data lock-in, no hidden fees, no restrictive service agreements.
Merge digital and print workflows to produce perfectly formatted books ready for iPad, Kindle, Nook and print within minutes.
Use Booktype in a closed business environment for the production of inhouse materials, online for the production of open educational resources, or for community based production.
Booktype's web-based drag and drop interface takes care of your book's table of contents, images, chapters, page numbers, footnotes and complete formatting.
Turn any number of people, anywhere, into editors, authors and proofreaders via the web with simultaneous editing, live chat and internal messaging tools.
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