Research Guides: Open Educational Resources at LCC: Accessibility and Printing

Printing an OER Textbook

While OER materials are designed to be free and available online, some students prefer to also have a printed copy.

Although it may be possible to print an OER textbook, some OER materials are not well-suited for printing. If the OER is primarily a website or a textbook that has links to outside materials, embedded videos, or interactive activities (such as H5P), these features will not come through in a printed version.

Students should check with their professors about printing their OER texbook.

Printing Services

Printme1
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The minimum order is $11.99, which includes 52 pages or less. Additional cost per page for larger orders.
Openstax
Openstax offers a direct link for printing their OER textbooks. Orders are fulfilled by Amazon.
Lulu
Lulu is an online service that allows faculty to make books available to students a low cost. Users must first create an account, upload a pdf, and choose the format. Users can then give others access to a link that will allow them to order the book.

Adding Audio to an OER Book

Speechify
Speechify is a Chrome extension that can read aloud webpages, PDFs, emails, etc. using text to speech (TTS).

Central Access Reader (CAR) in the Library

CAR is a software program on a computer in the LCC Library or installed on laptops you check out from the Library. Ask a librarian for assistance using this program. You must copy a chapter of your textbook into the reader, and it will read aloud and highlight the sentences.