--- title: How to Put your Course Book Online | daily.dev description: A step-by-step guide to publishing course materials as a free online book using Quarto and GitHub Pages. Covers creating a Quarto book project, choosing an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-put-your-course-book-online-abjqute3q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Put your Course Book Online | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step guide to publishing course materials as a free online book using Quarto and GitHub Pages. 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