14 DAY TRIAL // For all the scare-mongering about books and reading, first, the TV should have killed them, now it’s the Internet, people seem to be doing a lot more reading than ever before. Still, all the content online has spoiled us and we’ve come to expect being able to access any information at any time. Luckily, there’s a project that brings the best of both worlds. Wikipedia has partnered with PediaPress to offer users a way to create fully customized books with content from Wikipedia and the program has now been extended to the English language version of the site.
“That's it, the book creator has gone live in the English Wikipedia! A few hours ago, the book creator has been made available to all users of the English Wikipedia. This feature, which allows all readers to create books from Wikipedia articles, has been until now only available to logged-in users. It has been available in other Wikipedias for a longer time, it's now available on the English Wikipedia, for all, without restrictions,” PediaPress announced.
Users will notice a new “Create a book” link to the print/export section of the left sidebar on the Wikipedia main page. Following it will enable them to put together a book for printing centered around any topic and including any content on Wikipedia. Users will also be able to add their own content to the book as well.
They will then be able to order the book from PediaPress or just download it as a PDF. The books are available as a paperback for now, but hardcover options will be added in the future. The price starts at $8.90, but it varies depending on the size of the book. The books should be ready to ship in two days after creation. The move was revealed a couple of months back, when Wikipedia announced the switch to the new Vector theme.