That one website that has free college textbooks you can read online or download: OpenStax

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OpenStax

Peer-reviewed college textbooks, free online and as PDFs

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OpenStax, a nonprofit at Rice University, publishes peer-reviewed textbooks for common college courses like biology, psychology, calculus and economics, free to read online or download as PDFs. The Open Textbook Library and LibreTexts have thousands more.

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Open Textbook Library open.umn.edu 1,800+ free, openly licensed textbooks FreeNo signup Link checked Oct 9

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