diff --git a/core/modules/book/book.module b/core/modules/book/book.module
index 1fe04c8..948ec1a 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/book.module
+++ b/core/modules/book/book.module
@@ -185,14 +185,6 @@ function book_menu() {
     'route_name' => 'book_render',
     'type' => MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM,
   );
-  $items['book/export/%/%node'] = array(
-    'page callback' => 'book_export',
-    'page arguments' => array(2, 3),
-    'access callback' => 'book_export_access',
-    'access arguments' => array(3),
-    'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
-    'file' => 'book.pages.inc',
-  );
   $items['node/%node/outline'] = array(
     'title' => 'Outline',
     'page callback' => 'book_outline',
@@ -216,16 +208,6 @@ function book_menu() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Access callback: Determines if the book export page is accessible.
- *
- * @param \Drupal\node\Plugin\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node
- *   The node whose export page is to be viewed.
- */
-function book_export_access(EntityInterface $node) {
-  return user_access('access printer-friendly version') && node_access('view', $node);
-}
-
-/**
  * Access callback: Determines if the outline tab is accessible.
  *
  * Path:
@@ -1133,45 +1115,6 @@ function template_preprocess_book_export_html(&$variables) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Traverses the book tree to build printable or exportable output.
- *
- * During the traversal, the $visit_func() callback is applied to each node and
- * is called recursively for each child of the node (in weight, title order).
- *
- * @param $tree
- *   A subtree of the book menu hierarchy, rooted at the current page.
- * @param $visit_func
- *   A function callback to be called upon visiting a node in the tree.
- *
- * @return
- *   The output generated in visiting each node.
- */
-function book_export_traverse($tree, $visit_func) {
-  $output = '';
-
-  foreach ($tree as $data) {
-    // Note- access checking is already performed when building the tree.
-    if ($node = node_load($data['link']['nid'])) {
-      $children = '';
-
-      if ($data['below']) {
-        $children = book_export_traverse($data['below'], $visit_func);
-      }
-
-      if (!empty($visit_func)) {
-        $output .= call_user_func($visit_func, $node, $children);
-      }
-      else {
-        // Use the default function.
-        $output .= book_node_export($node, $children);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return $output;
-}
-
-/**
  * Generates printer-friendly HTML for a node.
  *
  * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node
diff --git a/core/modules/book/book.pages.inc b/core/modules/book/book.pages.inc
index bc5ec53..2ba5a15 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/book.pages.inc
+++ b/core/modules/book/book.pages.inc
@@ -10,81 +10,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
 
 /**
- * Page callback: Generates representations of a book page and its children.
- *
- * The function delegates the generation of output to helper functions. The
- * function name is derived by prepending 'book_export_' to the given output
- * type. So, e.g., a type of 'html' results in a call to the function
- * book_export_html().
- *
- * @param $type
- *   A string encoding the type of output requested. The following types are
- *   currently supported in book module:
- *   - html: Printer-friendly HTML.
- *   Other types may be supported in contributed modules.
- * @param \Drupal\node\Plugin\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node
- *   The node to export.
- *
- * @return
- *   A string representing the node and its children in the book hierarchy in a
- *   format determined by the $type parameter.
- *
- * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException
- *
- * @see book_menu()
- */
-function book_export($type, EntityInterface $node) {
-  $type = drupal_strtolower($type);
-
-  $export_function = 'book_export_' . $type;
-
-  if (function_exists($export_function)) {
-    print call_user_func($export_function, $node);
-  }
-  else {
-    drupal_set_message(t('Unknown export format.'));
-    throw new NotFoundHttpException();
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Generates HTML for export when invoked by book_export().
- *
- * The given node is embedded to its absolute depth in a top level section. For
- * example, a child node with depth 2 in the hierarchy is contained in
- * (otherwise empty) <div> elements corresponding to depth 0 and depth 1.
- * This is intended to support WYSIWYG output - e.g., level 3 sections always
- * look like level 3 sections, no matter their depth relative to the node
- * selected to be exported as printer-friendly HTML.
- *
- * @param \Drupal\node\Plugin\Core\Entity\Node
- *   The node to export.
- *
- * @return
- *   A string containing HTML representing the node and its children in
- *   the book hierarchy.
- *
- * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\AccessDeniedHttpException
- * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException
- */
-function book_export_html(EntityInterface $node) {
-  if (user_access('access printer-friendly version')) {
-    if (isset($node->book)) {
-      $tree = book_menu_subtree_data($node->book);
-      $contents = book_export_traverse($tree, 'book_node_export');
-      $book_exported_html = array('#theme' => 'book_export_html', '#title' => $node->label(), '#contents' => $contents, '#depth' => $node->book['depth']);
-      return drupal_render($book_exported_html);
-    }
-    else {
-      throw new NotFoundHttpException();
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
-  }
-}
-
-/**
  * Page callback: Shows the outline form for a single node.
  *
  * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node
diff --git a/core/modules/book/book.routing.yml b/core/modules/book/book.routing.yml
index 6c8b010..ac3cfd3 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/book.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/book/book.routing.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ book_settings:
     _form: 'Drupal\book\BookSettingsForm'
   requirements:
     _permission: 'administer site configuration'
+
+book_export:
+  pattern: '/book/export/{type}/{node}'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\book\Controller\BookController::bookExport'
+  requirements:
+    _book_export_access: 'TRUE'
diff --git a/core/modules/book/book.services.yml b/core/modules/book/book.services.yml
index 9d8c140..dd7c545 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/book.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/book/book.services.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ services:
   book.manager:
     class: Drupal\book\BookManager
     arguments: ['@database', '@plugin.manager.entity']
+  access_check.book_export:
+    class: Drupal\book\Access\BookExport
+    tags:
+      - { name: access_check }
diff --git a/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Access/BookExport.php b/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Access/BookExport.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60040cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Access/BookExport.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\book\Access\BookAccessCheck.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\book\Access;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Access\AccessCheckInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+
+/**
+ * Access check for book export.
+ */
+class BookExport implements AccessCheckInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function applies(Route $route) {
+    return array_key_exists('_book_export_access', $route->getRequirements());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function access(Route $route, Request $request) {
+    return user_access('access printer-friendly version') && node_access('view', $request->attributes->get('node'));
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Controller/BookController.php b/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Controller/BookController.php
index 7b10eaf..870349a 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Controller/BookController.php
+++ b/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Controller/BookController.php
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\AccessDeniedHttpException;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
 
+use Drupal\node\NodeInterface;
 use Drupal\book\BookManager;
+use Drupal\node\Plugin\Core\Entity\Node;
 
 /**
  * Controller routines for book routes.
@@ -86,4 +92,118 @@ public function bookRender() {
     return drupal_render($item_list);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Generates representations of a book page and its children.
+   *
+   * The function delegates the generation of output to helper functions. The
+   * function name is derived by prepending 'book_export_' to the given output
+   * type. So, e.g., a type of 'html' results in a call to the function
+   * book_export_html().
+   *
+   * @param string $type
+   *   A string encoding the type of output requested. The following types are
+   *   currently supported in book module:
+   *   - html: Printer-friendly HTML.
+   *   Other types may be supported in contributed modules.
+   * @param \Drupal\node\NodeInterface $node
+   *   The node to export.
+   *
+   * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
+   *   A string representing the node and its children in the book hierarchy in a
+   *   format determined by the $type parameter.
+   *
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException
+   */
+  public function bookExport($type, NodeInterface $node) {
+    $type = Unicode::strtolower($type);
+
+    // @todo Conver the custom export functionality to serializer.
+    $method = 'bookExport' . $type;
+    if (method_exists($this, $method)) {
+      return new Response($this->{$method}($node));
+    }
+    else {
+      drupal_set_message(t('Unknown export format.'));
+      throw new NotFoundHttpException();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates HTML for export when invoked by book_export().
+   *
+   * The given node is embedded to its absolute depth in a top level section. For
+   * example, a child node with depth 2 in the hierarchy is contained in
+   * (otherwise empty) <div> elements corresponding to depth 0 and depth 1.
+   * This is intended to support WYSIWYG output - e.g., level 3 sections always
+   * look like level 3 sections, no matter their depth relative to the node
+   * selected to be exported as printer-friendly HTML.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\node\NodeInterface $node
+   *   The node to export.
+   *
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException
+   *   Thrown when the node was not attached to a book.
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\AccessDeniedHttpException
+   *   Thrown when the user does not have access to export a book.
+   *
+   * @internal param $ \Drupal\node\Plugin\Core\Entity\Node
+   *   The node to export.
+   *
+   * @return string A string containing HTML representing the node and its children in
+   */
+  public function bookExportHtml(NodeInterface $node) {
+    if (user_access('access printer-friendly version')) {
+      if (isset($node->book)) {
+        $tree = book_menu_subtree_data($node->book);
+        $contents = $this->exportTraverse($tree, 'book_node_export');
+        return theme('book_export_html', array('title' => $node->label(), 'contents' => $contents, 'depth' => $node->book['depth']));
+      }
+      else {
+        throw new NotFoundHttpException();
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      throw new AccessDeniedHttpException();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Traverses the book tree to build printable or exportable output.
+   *
+   * During the traversal, the $visit_func() callback is applied to each node and
+   * is called recursively for each child of the node (in weight, title order).
+   *
+   * @param array $tree
+   *   A subtree of the book menu hierarchy, rooted at the current page.
+   * @param string $visit_func
+   *   A function callback to be called upon visiting a node in the tree.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The output generated in visiting each node.
+   */
+  protected function exportTraverse($tree, $visit_func) {
+    $output = '';
+
+    foreach ($tree as $data) {
+      // Note- access checking is already performed when building the tree.
+      if ($node = node_load($data['link']['nid'])) {
+        $children = '';
+
+        if ($data['below']) {
+          $children = $this->exportTraverse($data['below'], $visit_func);
+        }
+
+        if (!empty($visit_func)) {
+          $output .= call_user_func($visit_func, $node, $children);
+        }
+        else {
+          // Use the default function.
+          $output .= book_node_export($node, $children);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $output;
+  }
+
 }
