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“A print-ready book in one click? It’s an ambitious aim, but Booki undoubtedly meets its goal. It is a flexible and powerful Free Software tool for writing and publishing collaborative texts. With check in / check out systems, an intuitive structure, and a print-ready export, it’s a great platform for writing textbooks, manuals, documentation, novels, and all sorts of publications. It’s free and it’s Free, making it an incredible resource for educators, activists, and anyone wanting to put words on ink easily and collaboratively.”

Michelle Thorne, International Project Manager
Creative Commons

“I was involved in the Collaborative Futures book sprint, the first book written using Booki, and the first FLOSS Manuals project that isn’t software documentation. I was amazed by the results materially and socially, and even more so by the just completed 2nd edition of Collaborative Futures, which successfully incorporated several new authors and benefited from new Booki features.

I am inspired by the potential for book sprints and the Booki software to expand the scope of collaborative production in a wide variety of contexts, especially education. Booki is an exciting new innovative platform that is bringing book production online and is an important new form of free culture / free knowledge production. Platforms that expand the categories of works that can be radically improved through free collaboration (beyond software and encyclopedias) are absolutely essential to building a good future. I enthusiastically endorse Booki and encourage all to use and support it.”

Mike Linksvayer, Vice President
Creative Commons

“There is a demonstrated need for Booki, a software that resolves challenging issues in collaborative knowledge production resulting in high quality print and ebooks. Booki compliments Book Sprints, another FLOSS Manuals project. Book Sprints are a method for collaborative authoring over a short time period, resulting in a publishable book.

Book Sprints and Booki together represent important new approaches in knowledge production and dissemination.”

Erik Möller, Deputy Director
Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)