Licensing information for OpenStax textbooks

What license do OpenStax textbooks use?

OpenStax textbooks are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license.

At a Glance

OpenStax content is free to use and adapt, but not for commercial purposes.

You are free to:

• Share the material in any medium or format
• Adapt, remix, build upon, and translate the material

Under the following terms:

• Attribution: Credit OpenStax, include the book title, and link to the free version
• NonCommercial: No commercial use
• ShareAlike: Distribute adaptations under the same license

License Details

• License summary: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0
• Full license text: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 Legal Code

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