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For the price of $119.99, students can receive access to Cengage\u2019s online library<\/a> of 20,000+ textbooks, access codes, and learning platforms. If a student wants a physical copy of a book, the cost is only $7.99 per book.<\/p>\n OpenStax<\/a> offers free, downloadable textbooks for many introductory courses. Rice University publishes online textbooks, which are peer-reviewed and regularly updated. From economics to chemistry, these books are great for introductory courses.<\/p>\n Providing some of the lowest rental prices for commonly used textbooks, Vital Source<\/a> provides online rentals that can last for 120 days, 180 days, one year, and a lifetime. Vital Source includes access to over 1 million titles.<\/p>\n Offering materials that cover most introductory classes, FlatWorld Knowledge<\/a> provides online textbook rentals for $30 to $60. Professors can edit and rearrange the textbook content to satisfy their classes\u2019 needs. Access codes are also available at discounted rates.<\/p>\n The Open Textbook Library<\/a> offers free access to thousands of titles. Multiple higher education institutions use these textbooks, or the textbooks are affiliated with scholarly societies or professional organizations.<\/p>\n A portal with access to many third parties that offer affordable and free educational materials, OER Commons<\/a> is an excellent resource for online textbooks and multimedia materials across all disciplines.<\/p>\n Created by Marshall alum David Wiley, Lumen Learning<\/a> offers free access to educational texts for 50 of the most common courses. For the cost of $10 per student, professors can tailor the textbook to their syllabus. For the cost of $25 per student, professors can provide online homework for some quantitative subjects.<\/p>\nOpenStax<\/h2>\n
Vital Source<\/h2>\n
FlatWorld Knowledge<\/h2>\n
Open Textbook Library<\/h2>\n
OER Commons<\/h2>\n
Lumen Learning<\/h2>\n
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