Priced so every student owns the book
Our titles cost a fraction of the $200+ texts from the big publishers. When the whole class can afford the book, the whole class does the reading.
A boutique college textbook publisher · Since 2004
The quality instructors expect.
At prices students can afford.
Textbook Media Press publishes focused, faculty-written textbooks in mathematics and the sciences, and sells them at prices that let every student in your course actually own the book.
- 22+ yearsPublishing since 2004
- 4 formatseBook, paperback, loose-leaf, color
- eBook includedWith every print purchase
- Real peopleReply to every instructor
Why instructors choose us
Built for the course, not for the catalog.
The big publishers optimize for edition churn and bundle pricing. We publish a small list, keep it current, and price it for students.
Written by instructors who teach the course
Our authors are working faculty. The books are focused, rigorous, and light on the filler that pads out page counts and prices.
Every format, one course
eBook, black-and-white paperback, loose-leaf, or color: students pick what fits their budget. Every print option includes the eBook.
Supplements that respect your time
Solutions manuals, lecture guides, test banks, and slides where available, plus student study aids that reinforce the text instead of replacing it.
The catalog
A short list, kept sharp.
We publish in a handful of disciplines where we know the courses well. Each title comes with the formats and study aids students actually use.
Biology
3 titlesTwo-semester general biology and zoology, built for the majors sequence.
- General Biology 1: Cells, Genetics, and EvolutionDennis Holley
- General Biology 2: Investigating Organisms and EcologyDennis Holley
- General Zoology: Investigating the Animal WorldDennis Holley
Mathematics
3 titlesUpper-division texts in complex analysis, differential equations, and probability.
- Introduction to Complex Analysis and its Applications 2eDonald Trim
- Problems and Explorations in ProbabilityR.J. Swift
- Theory and Applications of Ordinary Differential EquationsDonald Trim
Study Aids
18 titlesSolutions manuals, field guides, notes, and workbooks that pair with our texts.
- Complex Analysis Field CompanionR.J. Swift
- Complex Analysis Field GuideR.J. Swift
- Complex Analysis Field NotesR.J. Swift
- Complex Analysis Field WorkbookR.J. Swift
Replacing oligarch textbooks since 2004.
About Textbook Media Press
A boutique publisher, on purpose.
We started in 2004 because the textbook market had stopped working for the people in the classroom. Prices climbed every edition, content barely changed, and students showed up to class without the book.
Textbook Media Press is a small, independent press based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. We publish a deliberately short list of college textbooks written by faculty who teach the courses, and we sell them directly to students and campus bookstores. No middlemen, no inflated bundles, no seventh edition that shuffles the chapter order.
Being small is the point. It means an instructor who emails us gets a reply from someone who knows the book. It means we can keep an eBook under the cost of a night out, and a print copy well under the price of a lab manual elsewhere. And it means we get to say no to anything that does not serve the course.
- Independent since 2004. Family-run, Minnesota-based.
- Direct to students. Sold at textbookmedia.com and through campus bookstores.
- Faculty authors. Every title is written by instructors who teach the course.
One title, every format
Students pick the format. You teach one book.
Every publication is offered in the same set of formats, with identical content and page numbers. Whichever a student buys, the class is on the same page. Every print format includes the eBook, so students can read the day they enroll and get the book in the mail a week later.
Ask about pricing for your course- eBook BasicRead online
Instant access in the browser. The lowest-cost way to own the book.
- eBook PlusRead + study tools
The eBook with the companion study aids bundled in.
- Loose-leafBlack & white, 3-hole punched
Bring only the chapters you need to class. eBook included.
- PaperbackBlack & white or full color
A bound print copy, priced for a student budget. eBook included.
Adopting a title
Three steps, and a real person at each one.
- 1
Request a review copy
Email us with your course, institution, and the title you are considering. We will get an examination copy into your hands.
- 2
Adopt the title
Tell us your term and expected enrollment. We will confirm formats, pricing, and how your students and bookstore order.
- 3
Students choose their format
Students buy directly at textbookmedia.com, or your campus bookstore stocks print copies and eBook access codes.
Bookstores order print and eBook access codes at textbookmedia4bookstores.com.
From the classroom
What instructors tell us.
We adopted the Ogden and Ogden Retailing: Integrated Retail Management textbook for two reasons: It is a better book than the retail management textbook we had been using for years, and the price is substantially more in line with our students' pocket books. We were tired of facing classes of students that only half of the students had books because they couldn't afford the over priced $200+ price tag. When we went with the Ogden and Ogden book, our student retention and student success improved dramatically. Our students now have a book that better meets their needs and gives them options to choose from.
I love using the Ogden & Ogden text for my retail class. The graphics are awesome, the content is clear and easy to follow. It's a priority that my students be able to read and understand the topics, and be able to implement what they have learned in their workplace. In my opinion Ogden & Ogden textbook helped me accomplish that with my students.
Let’s talk about your course
Request a review copy, or just ask us a question.
Tell us what you teach and what you are using now. We will send an examination copy and walk you through pricing, formats, and supplements. No sales funnel, no follow-up sequence.