\n\nThere are occasional reasons why\u00a0you may want to create a new book shell or a copy of your book in Pressbooks. For instance, you might want to change your book's URL, or have two radically different versions of the content. In this chapter, you will learn:\n

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      There are occasional reasons why\u00a0you may want to create a new book shell or a copy of your book in Pressbooks. For instance, you might want to change your book’s URL, or have two radically different versions of the content. In this chapter, you will learn:<\/p>\n
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      First, export your existing book:<\/p>\n
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      Download the resulting XML file to your desktop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      Upload the file that you downloaded in the steps above.<\/li>\n
      Select the chapters you wish to import.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      $\"How$ <\/a><\/p>\n
      How to import WXR files in Pressbooks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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