Lewis, David W.2009-05-042009-05-042009-05-04https://doi.org/10.7912/C2ZW7RThis paper reviews the current situation with college textbooks and proposes a solution to the current problems of excessive cost. The solution is to create open textbooks funded by contributions from universities and colleges. The advantages of this approach are many for both students and the institutions themselves.en-USTextbooksOpen TextbooksTextbooks -- PublishingOpen access publishingWorking Paper10.7912/C2ZW7R