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Learn More About Open Textbooks

Open textbooks are complete digital textbooks that are accessible online at no cost, and affordable to purchase printed as a book. The educational material inside open textbooks is similar to traditional texts - the difference is that open textbooks are licensed to allow users to legally access and reformat copies of the text at no additional cost. This gives students the choice to read their textbooks in multiple print and digital formats.

Open textbooks are one of many possible solutions, but we believe that they offer student consumers the best benefits. Therefore, we promote open textbooks to set the bar high for alternatives to expensive, traditional textbooks.

Get started with open textbooks:

Open Textbook Catalog: The catalog offers information about leading open textbooks, including expert reviews for some of the titles.

Faculty Statement on Open Textbooks: Faculty members should consider formalizing their interest and support for open textbooks by endorsing this statement, which has over 2,000 faculty signatures.

Resources: A collection of basic information on open textbooks, including links to more open textbooks.

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