Exploring Textbook Alternatives at SDCC Library

Offers reasonably priced texts on some business topics.

Reasonably priced texts focusing on autism topics.

Books on education topics, including special education. Generally more reasonable prices than the large textbook publishers.

Specializes in deaf studies and deaf education.

Publishes moderately priced texts and books on Education topics, including Special Education.

Very reasonably priced texts from the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership [formerly the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration ] .

Reasonably priced books from the leading organization for early childhood educators.

Reasonably priced titles on K-12 education topics.

Publishes texts and books on many education topics. Usually offers reasonably priced paperback and ebook editions of texts

A specialty publisher focusing on K-12 teacher professional development. Very reasonably priced books.

Academic books and texts on education topics.

TESOL Press offers a large collection of titles for educators teaching English as a second or foreign language.

Publishes texts for nursing courses and other programs in the health professions.

Affiliated with the American College of Healthcare Executives, Health Administration Press provides many textbooks for graduate and undergraduate coursework.

Inexpensive medical texts and board review study guides.

This publisher works in partnership with many humanities related institutions to produce books. The paperback versions tend to be reasonably priced.

Independent publisher with moderate prices focuses on the humanities, with special strength in philosophy. Although Hackett publishes many translations of classic works, they also publish original content in the humanities.

Publishes reasonably priced texts in history, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, etc.

The AMS publishes a wide range of textbooks, from advanced graduate-level research, to collegiate mathematics, to resources for high school educators and students.

"IMS Textbooks give introductory accounts of topics of current concern suitable for advanced courses at master's level, for doctoral students and for individual study. They are typically shorter than for a fully developed textbook, often arising from material created for a topical course. Lengths of 100-290 pages are envisaged. The books typically contain exercises."

Reasonably priced texts published by an association.

Browse APA books by topic on this page. Examination copies available.

Publishes moderately priced texts and books.

High quality texts, moderately expensive. Click BUY button to see price.

"The NAP publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and medicine." Many titles can be downloaded for no charge in PDF form from the site.

Offers some inexpensive texts on life science and physics topics.

Reasonably priced texts on meteorology and climate science topics.

This publisher works in partnership with many scholarly institutions to produce books. The paperback versions tend to be reasonably priced.

Publishes books in the social sciences, especially economics and government.

Publishes moderately priced texts and books on topics in communication, economics, geography, political science, & social science research methods.

Publishes books on areas studies, current affairs, development, economics, international relations, etc.

This independent publisher offers reasonably priced texts in social sciences and world literature, including Black studies, criminology, development, disability studies, human rights, international studies, Jewish studies, nonprofit management, sociology, political science, . . .

Reasonably priced primers on many legal topics.

Publishes reasonably priced texts in many social sciences areas, including anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, geography, political science, social work, sociology, urban planning, etc. Usually offers reasonably priced paperback and ebook editions of texts.

Offers moderately priced books related to construction & design, industrial engineering, manufacturing, CAD / CAM, supply chain, technical mathematics, etc. Many written by professors.

Engineering, Computer Science, & Mechanics texts.