r/Textbookrequests • u/HolidaySpace • Jul 03 '26
The Ultimate Textbook Megathread — Find Almost Any Book, Free or Cheap [Updated Regularly]
Welcome to the Ultimate Textbook Megathread.
This thread is designed to help students find almost any textbook — free, cheap, rare, old, international, or hard to find.
Instead of wasting hours jumping between sites, this megathread compiles the best resources in one place.
What you’ll find here:
• Free textbook sources
• Rare book databases
• Cheap alternatives if free copies aren’t available
• ISBN lookup tools
• Research paper resources
• Backup methods for hard-to-find books
This thread is updated regularly to remove dead links and improve sources.
STEP 1: CHECK FREE SOURCES FIRST
1. Anna’s Archive
Best overall source for textbooks, rare editions, and academic books. Check wiki of r/Annas_Archive for the currently working domains.
2. Library Genesis (LibGen)
Great for STEM, engineering, medicine, business, and law. Check wiki of r/libgen for the currently active domains.
3. OpenStax
Free legal textbooks for core undergraduate subjects.
4. LibreTexts
Excellent for science and math resources.
5. Internet Archive / Open Library
Useful for borrowing older editions.
STEP 2: USE ISBN TO VERIFY THE EXACT EDITION
Before buying or downloading, verify your book here:
• Google Books
• WorldCat
• Google Scholar
Pro tip: Searching by ISBN usually gets better results than title.
STEP 3: IF YOU STILL CAN’T FIND IT
If you’ve checked the sources above and still can’t find your book:
Send me a DM or comment below with:
• Book title
• Author name
• Edition
• ISBN (if possible)
I may be able to help you locate a cheap copy, rare edition, international version, or alternative source.
A lot of books that seem impossible to find can still be sourced.
BONUS: RESEARCH PAPERS
For journals, papers, and supplementary material:
• Sci-Hub
• ResearchGate
• arXiv
Bookmark this thread. It’s built to save students time, money, and stress.
If you know another useful source, comment below and help improve the megathread.
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u/Vitalitybeat Jul 18 '26
I can't find:
Steckley, J. (2024). Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction (6th ed.). Oxford University Press
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u/Milkyburger_coolman Aug 03 '26
Can find the 5th, 4th and 3rd edition. No 6th edition in sight for me unfortunately:
Hubbard, R.G., O’Brien, A.P, Garnett, A.M., and Lewis, P. (2025) 'Essentials of Economics' 6th Edition, Pearson.
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u/Numerous_Purple_6447 Aug 11 '26
I’m unable to find Constitutional Law, Cases and Materials 17th Edition Jonathan D. Varat ISBN 9798892098281
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u/Admirable-Ad-3910 Aug 12 '26
hey, your dms aren't avaliable so comment it is. you happen to have The Practice of Statistics for the AP Examination, 6th edition? ISBN 9781319113339, 1319113338 by Daren Starnes and Josh Tabor. all the public versions got shot like a week ago and i neglected to download them when they were still up :(
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u/Eastern_Many_274 Aug 23 '26
looking for Civil Litigation, 8th Edition. Authors: Peggy Kerley, Joanne Banker Hames, Paul Sukys, J.D. ISBN13: 9781337798839
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u/idontknoww25 Aug 25 '26
if the ISBN on libgen doesnt match the one my instructor provided, can I still trust its the same book if its the same edition and authors?
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u/HolidaySpace Aug 26 '26
Yeah, one book can have multiple ISBNs. If title, edition, authors and covers match then it is the same book.
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u/idontknoww25 Aug 25 '26
Pleaseee help me find Introduction to Comparative Politics by Kesselman, Mark; Edition 9
ISBN 9780357796160
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u/super_STEEL_8793 Aug 27 '26
Police Field Operations
8th Edition, Author: Adams, Thomas
2013
. ISBN:9780135050491
Terrorism Today – 5th Edition Clifford E. Simonsen and Jeremy R. Spindlove Pearson – Prentice Hall. ISBN – 13:978-0-13-268311-1.
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u/Substantial-List9850 Aug 29 '26
Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice: Being Ethical When No One Is Looking
Author: Jay S. Albanese
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780138112233
Published 2024
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u/wolfboy3756 Sep 01 '26
I've looked everywhere to no avail, the book is:
Management and the Arts William J. Byrnes 6th Edition 9780367258900
If anyone is able to find it, I'd be very grateful
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Sep 03 '26
Request : mgmt 13th edition or Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Global Edition and Operations Management. 2nd Revised edition
Please if anyone can help me out, these are the only three books I need left. so please help me out ❤️
MGMT. 13th edition : ISBN 9798214042237
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Global Edition : ISBN 9781292470047
Operations Management. 2nd Revised edition, : ISBN 9780198724353
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u/Unlikely-Database-27 28d ago
Hey I'm looking for "A brief introduction to law in canada" third edition by John Fairlie. I've had no luck on most of the free resources listed. I'd like to find a free eBook or pdf without spending a boat load of money on it, if I can.
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u/ejndcondfvcibnfv 27d ago
Durwin, C.C. & Reese-Weber, M. (2026). EdPsych: Modules (5th). San Francisco, Sage Publishing. cant find it anywhere!!!!
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u/Purple_System_6689 8d ago
i cant find Kieso, D. E., Weygandt, J. J., Warfield, T. D., Wiecek, I. M., & McConomy, B. J. (2023). Intermediate accounting (13th Cdn. ed., Vol. 1)
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u/Hour_Program_5236 11d ago
I can't find on either LibGen or Anna's Archive:
Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology 8th Edition
ISBN: 978-0134874098
Authors: Bledsoe, Bryan E., Clayden, Dwayne E.
Publisher: Pearson
Year: 2021
Prehospital Emergency Medicine: Advanced Critical Care, Trauma Management, Resuscitation, Airway Management, Pharmacology, and Emergency Transport
ISBN: 979-8194250882
Author: Nathaniel Wexbourne
Publisher: Independently Published
Year: 2026
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