Automatic Title Pages
In conventional (print) book layout, there are usually two title pages: the Half-Title, which contains the title of the book, and the Title Page, which usually contains the title, subtitle, author, publisher, publisher city. Pressbooks automatically generates a Title Page in PDF and EPUB/MOBI exports, and (in most themes) a Half-Title Page in PDF (but not EPUB or MOBI).
The automatically generated Title Page (and Half-Title) pulls information from the Book Info page, and styles it appropriately. The Title and Author will be filled in automatically whether or not you visit the Book Info page; for the other items, if you do not add the information, then it will not show up on the Title Page.
If you wish to remove your half-title page, you will need to apply the Custom CSS theme, Edit CSS for your PDF, and make sure the half-title variable reads as follows in the book’s CSS.
#half-title-page {display: none;}
Making a Custom Title Page
You may want to create your own Title Page in order to add a logo, or identify contributor roles differently than the automatic option allows (e.g. instructors for course materials). To do this, you can create a custom Title Page, which will override the automatically-generated version:
- Add a new front matter item.
- Select Title Page as the front matter type.
- Add your content (including images) and style it as you like.
- Save your title page and export.