Free digital textbooks from the University of North Georgia Press
In partnership with the Affordable Learning Georgia initiative, the University of North Georgia Press offers a number of free digital textbooks. Most of the free digital textbooks include a Creative Commons license that allows them to be uploaded to iCollege and shared with the world. Most also have options to purchase an affordable print copy.
Here are a few UNG Press digital textbooks that might catch your interest, or go here to see all of their free digital textbooks.
Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning
The digital version is free with a CCBYSA license. Individual images throughout the work are clearly cited with licensing information under each image. The Digital version is free with no login required. Get a Print version for $29.99.
British Literature I: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century and Neoclassicism
The digital version is free to download and share with no login required. This book is nearly 3000 pages and is divided into 4 parts. You may print what you need yourself, or the individual sections are offered for purchase at an affordable price.
World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500
The Digital version is free to download and share with no login required. Get a print version for $29.99.
If you don’t find what you need here, take a look at the GSU Library’s Open Education Guide. Or, contact Denise Dimsdale, Affordable Learning Georgia Library Coordinator, at the GSU Library. The GSU Library is happy to assist instructors with locating open resources, publishing open content, and locating course content and library resources that provide affordable options for students and pedagogical opportunities for instructors.