textbook

Also known as coursebook, textbooks, text-book, text book

thumb|Textbooks written in Pashto distributed to Afghan school children A textbook is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of study serving to explain the subject. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions, as well as learners (who could be independent learners outside of formal education). Schoolbooks are textbooks and other books used in schools. Today, many textbooks are published in both print and digital formats.

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A textbook is a book that comprehensively covers a subject to explain it clearly, designed to meet the needs of both teachers and students in educational settings or for independent learning. Textbooks matter because they serve as primary learning tools in schools and other educational contexts, and today they're available in both printed and digital formats to reach different learners.

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Research

16,619 papers

Textbook germinal centers?ReviewJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2004Manser TDOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.6.3369
A Comprehensive Textbook of Eyelid Disorders and Diseases.Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2024DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002759
Conflicts of interest among dermatology textbook authors.ReviewInternational journal of women's dermatology · 2019Roman J, Elpern DJ, Zampella JGDOI: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.08.003
Assessing improvements in quality using textbook outcomes in colorectal surgery: A systematic review.Cirugia espanola · 2025Hurtado-Pardo L, Balciscueta Coltell Z, Tabet Almeida J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cireng.2025.800223
Editorial Comment on "Teaching Hospitals and Textbook Outcomes After Major Urologic Cancer Surgery".Urology · 2024Schroeck FRDOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.06.066
Miller's Textbook: A Review for Undergraduates.ReviewAnesthesiology · 2015Hester DLDOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000726
Textbook outcome in low rectal cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic or open surgery: 3-year results from the multicentric LASRE Trial.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Sun Y, Tang Z, Jiang W et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00384-025-04976-w
Surgical Neuropathology of Focal Epilepsies: Textbook and Atlas.ReviewJournal of neuropathology and experimental neurology · 2016Lehman NLDOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlw006

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Contents

History
Ancient civilizations
The printing press
Modern era
Market
The market for textbooks
New editions and the used book market in the United States
Bundling in the United States
Price disclosure
Used textbook market
Campus buyback
Student to student sales
Student online marketplaces
Online book buyers
Textbook exchanges
E-textbooks
Rental programs
Textbook sharing
Open textbooks
International market pricing
Production
Cost distribution
Research
Education levels
K-12
High school
Higher education
Sourcebooks
See also
Citations
Further reading
External links

==History== ===Ancient civilizations=== thumb|School textbooks used during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The history of textbooks dates back to ancient civilizations. For example, Ancient Greeks wrote educational texts. The modern textbook has its roots in the mass production made possible by the printing press. Johannes Gutenberg himself may have printed editions of Ars Minor, a schoolbook on Latin grammar by Aelius Donatus. Early textbooks were used by tutors and teachers (e.g. alphabet books), as well as by individuals who taught themselves.