Getting started guide

Report your adoption

Go to https://openstax.org/adoption? to fill out our two-minute survey and let us know
you’ve adopted OpenStax or are recommending it as a resource for your students. Your
feedback will help secure funding to revise our existing books and to create new

Get the book

Visit openstax.org/subjects and select your book. Then click “Get This Book” and
choose your preferred format. We recommend web view — our responsive design works
seamlessly on any device.

Access instructor-only resources

OpenStax books come with free faculty-only resources, along with additional low-cost
resources like online homework and adaptive courseware from our OpenStax Allies. Visit
your book page on openstax.org/subjects and click on “Instructor Resources” to access

Notify your bookstore

Ask your campus bookstore to order print copies of your OpenStax book through indiCo
— enough for 10% of your class enrollment — so your students can have the option of
purchasing a low-cost print version of their book if they prefer.

Get your students started

Go to your book on openstax.org/subjects, click “Student Resources,” and download
the Getting Started Guide for Students to send to your roster. For your syllabus, you can
include our Suggested Syllabus Language and provide links to assigned sections from the
web view of your book.

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