Wikibooks:Welcome

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This page contains useful information about the Wikibooks project
While this is not a listing of rules or policies, it contains information about an important Wikibooks process, custom etc. This page should be helpful to our users; please let us know if it is not.

Wikibooks is a Wikimedia project for collaboratively writing textbooks and related non-fiction books about various subjects. Wikijunior is our collection of children's books.
Wikibooks is released under the GNU Free Documentation License, which ensures that books will remain freely distributable forever. See also Wikibooks:Copyrights. We have written a number of guidebooks to help get you started quickly: To get started, read our handbook: Using Wikibooks For information on how to edit: Editing Wikitext To learn more about how to participate: Wikibooks Community Want to practice editing? Wikibooks:Sandbox is a place where you can experiment with wiki editing - edit the sandbox.
Quick-Start Guides
How to start a new page or book Primer for Wikipedians Guidelines for class and group projects
Find a Book
There are many ways to find a book at Wikibooks. Once you find a book, you can read it or help to improve it! Browse: Subjects \| Categories \| Alphabetically \| By Dewey Decimal Classification \| By Library of Congress Classification
Questions, Comments, and Discussion
Contact us: An overview of communication channels Reading Room: The primary discussion room
General Information, Guides and Help
About Wikibooks Wikibooks FAQs- frequently asked questions about the site. Policies and guidelines for contributors Help pages - help on editing, starting new modules, and many other topics. Glossary - a glossary of common terms used on Wikibooks.