Book Creator Now an Official Google for Education Partner

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Google for Education Partner logo on a vibrant purple and blue background filled with playful graphics like stars, emojis, a rainbow, an apple, and bicycles, representing creativity and engagement in education.
We are excited to announce that Book Creator is now an official Google for Education Partner!

We've been working with Google since 2014 but our relationship has deepened since the release of our Chrome app in 2017. As Book Creator for Chrome continues to grow in popularity, we are exploring new ways to improve the app and Google integration is always high on the agenda.

Did you know about all the ways in which Book Creator works with Google?

How Book Creator integrates with Google

Google Sign-In

Teachers and students can easily log in to Book Creator using Google credentials, especially beneficial for schools already using G Suite for Education.

Share books to Google Classroom

We recently added the ability to share published books directly to Google Classroom, streamlining the process for teachers and students.

A digital book titled "Explore STEM" is displayed with colorful illustrations of scientific equipment, a vintage computer, and explosions on a yellow background. The interface shows options like "Share to Classroom," "Embed on your website," and "Download as ebook," with the "Share to Classroom" button highlighted.

Any Book Creator book can be easily shared to Google Classroom with the "Share to Classroom" feature, providing educators with seamless integration into their lessons.

Access Google Drive

Files Book Creator integrates seamlessly with Google Drive, allowing users to import files, images, and resources directly into their books from their Drive.

Google Maps integration

You can now add Google Maps to your Book Creator pages, making geography projects and interactive content more engaging.

A "Explore STEM" digital book is partially visible on the left, featuring bright graphics like a sun, cloud, and statues. On the right, a menu is open showing app options for adding content to the book, including "Google Maps," "Feedback Stickers," "Giphy," "Google Drive," and "Animated Emojis.

Book Creator allows users to enhance their books by embedding various multimedia content, including Google Maps, Google Drive files, and animated stickers, making lessons more interactive and engaging for students.

Embed Google Docs, Sheets, and more

Book Creator supports embedding Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and other Google apps with an embed code (like YouTube, Street View, and Google Poly) directly into the book pages.

Google Safe Image Search

We've built a safe Google image search into Book Creator, making it easy for students to find appropriate images without copyright concerns.

Future Google integration for Book Creator

We're really excited about this partnership with Google, and what it could mean for amplifying the reach of Book Creator, particularly into schools using Chromebooks.

This means we'll continue to develop Book Creator to prioritise support for new Chromebooks (including the new Chrome tablet, which we'll soon have stylus support added for in Book Creator).

Are there any other ways in which you'd like to see Book Creator integrated with Google products? Let us know in the comments.

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27 Comments on “Book Creator Now an Official Google for Education Partner”

  1. I would love to have students collaborate within the same book.
    Thank you for making a great product and for continuing to improve it!

  2. Hi, I would love to see more options for students to publish their books. Maybe this means having an extension in chrome to view ebooks. Do you know if that is an integration piece that is being developed?

  3. Our students have limited internet when they go home. If they download a teacher created book, would the multimedia features also download too?

    1. Hi Nicki, yes they would, but you’d need to have an ePub reader to view the book. If you’re using a Mac or iPhone/iPad, you can use iBooks for this if you know you’ll be offline.

  4. Do you have to have a paid Book Creator account in order to be able to set this up using our existing G Suite management system?

      1. Nothing yet. I saw your announcement, love BC, and wondered how it worked on our admin side since we are a gSuite district. The Tech Director wanted to know if we can integrate it if we are using the free version, and I couldn’t answer that question from what I saw.

  5. Hello! I LOVE to write books even though I’m only about to turn 10. My mother ALWAYS loves to read my cool notebook-written stories.

  6. I love all things that can integrate with Google Classroom however I do not see the Google Classroom link in the share option of a published book. Can you assist?

  7. Hi! Is it possible to upload my google drawings into Book Creator? Currently, if I try to copy something from my google drawing doc and attempt to paste it in my book, it won’t let me. Am I doing something wrong?!

    Thanks, Tabatha

  8. Estoy aprendiendo a usar Book Creator, me tiene fascinada, muero de ganas de compartirla con mis alumnos. Gracias por el apoyo.

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