Textbooks

About open textbooks

Open access textbooks offer free or low-cost quality educational materials, helping to reduce financial barriers and promote equitable learning. Browse our open textbook collections and view our featured adaptable texts to find great resources for teaching or studying psychology.

Open textbook collections

Open Textbooks
Browse psychology titles from open educational resource databases including OpenStax College, BC Open Textbook Collection and Open Textbook Library. List curated by Bond University Library
The Noba Collection
This textbook represents the entire catalog of Noba topics. It contains 101 learning modules covering every area of psychology commonly taught in introductory courses. This book can be modified: feel free to rearrange or remove modules to better suit your specific needs.
Pressbooks Directory
An open-source book publishing platform enabling authors and publishers to create professional-quality print and digital books and distribute them in various formats, such as PDF, EPUB, and MOBI.
Open Textbook Library
Browse psychology textbooks on the Open Textbook Library platform. The open textbook library is a digital repository of textbooks that are freely accessible and openly licensed for use by educators and students.
DOAB Directory of Open Access Books (Psychology)
The DOAB directory of open access books is a searchable index of academic peer-reviewed books that have been published under an open access license and are available to read for free online. There are currently 366 psychology books in the collection.

Featured adaptable texts

As education evolves in response to the needs of diverse learners, adaptable textbooks have become an increasingly popular option for instructors and students alike.

Here are some examples of featured adaptable textbooks that cater to a variety of educational settings and learners. All are published under a Creative Commons license, which allows adaptation.