Locating the OpenStax textbooks

How do I access an OpenStax textbook?

The steps outlined in this article will show you how to locate the free online and PDF formats of any OpenStax textbook. Print versions of most OpenStax textbooks are available from our print partners on the Kendall Hunt website at a low cost.

To access your book:

  1. Select the category for your textbook on the Subjects page on openstax.org. We will use OpenStax College Success as an example in the screenshots below.

    OpenStax Subjects page with the College Success category highlighted.

  2. Locate the book you wish to use on the Categories page and click on the textbook's cover or title.

    College Success category page showing the College Success textbook cover.

  3. Click on your preferred format on the left under the Get the book heading. All available formats of the textbook will be found on the book's details page. If you are looking for additional formats, please let us know at info@openstax.org.

    College Success book details page showing available formats under the Get the book heading.

Instructors

You can direct students to their book's Details page in your syllabus and let them know that the online and PDF formats are free.

Browser address bar showing the URL for the College Success book details page.

While our textbooks are free, your feedback helps us secure grant funding to make more openly licensed books and keep the existing ones up to date. If you use an OpenStax textbook in your course, please let us know by completing our two-minute adoption survey.

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