FlatWorld

FlatWorld is a company that provides affordable textbooks priced between $24.95 and $39.95 for online access. Their textbooks are available in multiple formats, including color printed, downloadable, and online access. FlatWorld includes a comprehensive range of instructor supplements, such as test banks, instructor’s manuals, and PowerPoint lecture notes, at no extra cost. The company also offers a homework system that allows for assigning questions and autograding homework, which integrates with Learning Management Systems like Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, and Brightspace D2L. FlatWorld’s platform supports customization, allowing instructors to add, remove, and restructure content in textbooks, and their digital-first approach enables efficient content publishing and immediate updates across all platforms. As of 2023, FlatWorld has published over 145 high-quality titles across more than 20 disciplines, with professors at over 2,000 colleges and universities using their textbooks. The company launched the modern FlatWorld in 2016, released FlatWorld Homework and redesigned their online reader in 2018, and awarded the first FlatWorld Scholarship in 2019. They have also partnered with institutions like Pima Medical Institute to create custom-published textbooks. FlatWorld’s textbooks and supplements comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG) and are designed to be accessible and compatible with assistive technologies. The company offers direct sales through their website to pass on distribution savings to students and prints textbooks on demand to avoid large warehouse footprints. FlatWorld’s management team includes roles such as Co-CEO, CFO & COO, and Vice President of Product & Editorial. Their textbooks have received multiple awards from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association, and their platform allows for the creation of customized textbooks with unique ISBN numbers.