OpenStax College provides your students with professional-quality textbooks that are free online and low-cost in print.
Our books are peer-reviewed and backed by top-of-the-line supporting materials. And while our books meet standard scope and sequence requirements, they are also customizable by you if your needs are different.
Want more details about the books? Just click on one to the right. Interested in hearing more about our process? Check out our development standards.
Review a Textbook
We make it easy to review our titles. Just download the entire PDF for free. Instructors may also request a complimentary print copy.
Try It Out
Have your students try a single chapter from one of our books. You’ll love the quality and they’ll love the price! Contact us for a free class test package.
Adopt a Textbook
Just paste our URL into your syllabus — free and unlimited access is that easy! Students can also buy a low-cost print version. Already adopted? Need help getting our low-cost options into your bookstore? Let us know!
Recommend
Even if it’s not the right time to switch texts, spread the word to your colleagues and give our text’s URL to your students as a free, high-quality optional book.
Engage
Our textbooks thrive on community involvement. Post corrections, suggest examples for difficult concepts, or volunteer as an editor or author!
Build the Perfect Book
All OpenStax College textbooks are hosted on Connexions and can be customized by you to fit your classroom needs.
Have Questions?
We’re here to help! Just drop us a line and we’ll work with you through your adoption of an OpenStax College book.
At OpenStax College, our projects are developed by publishing professionals and practicing academics.
Standard Organization
The table of contents and scope and sequence of our textbooks align with standard course curricula, making them easy to adapt into existing courses.
Peer Reviewed
Core text materials undergo a peer-review process and incorporate feedback from a variety of active instructors.
Dynamic Curation
Our textbooks are adapted and improved by the community. The StaxDash shows real-time status updates for each book, including information about errata.
Digital & Print Versions
Professionally produced digital (PDF, EPUB, iPad) and print versions are available.
Established Tech Partners
Supporting technology options are extensively used by students and faculty before being listed on the website so that you can be certain that our technology solutions are reliable, as error free as possible, and include the latest functionality.
Supporting Materials
Essential supporting materials, such as solutions manuals and teaching guides, are available to all adopters.
At OpenStax College we provide free access to essential ancillaries for our texts. We also provide additional resources through our affiliate partners. Our partners provide high-quality print versions at low cost, online homework resources, online assessments, and online tutorials. Our goal is to link you and your students to resources designed to improve learning and to work with partners to lower costs to students. Specific information about essential ancillaries and additional learning resources can be found by clicking on the books to the right.
