Textbook

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. Schoolbooks are textbooks and other books used in schools.

Today, many textbooks are published in both print and digital formats.

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