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Publishing since 2007

Textbooks made for professors. Priced for students.

Our world revolves around instructors. When it comes to finding the perfect textbook, you shouldn't have to choose between high quality and fair pricing.

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2,000+
Colleges and universities teaching with FlatWorld
145+
Titles across 20+ disciplines
$24.95
Where student pricing starts

Education unleashes potential

Finally, a textbook company you want to work with.

We started with a simple observation: the value in a textbook is the professor's time and expertise. Everything we build works to leverage that, not replace it.

As Thomas Friedman put it, "when the world is flat, anyone with smarts, access to Google, and a cheap wireless laptop can join the innovation fray." At FlatWorld, we'd add "a great educator and an affordable textbook" to that list.

Our Key Beliefs

Six principles that shape every textbook, tool, and conversation at FlatWorld.

Instructor-first

Instructors are the key to education.

The best results come from putting educators back at the center of higher education. It's the belief every other one here flows from.

Affordable

Textbooks should be affordable.

We're rewriting the rules of textbook economics to make course materials affordable again.

Quality

Quality and affordability go hand-in-hand.

Low prices, high standards, and prestigious authors and peer reviewers who choose to partner with us.

Simple

Life is complicated, keep things simple.

Technology should simplify life for instructors and students. We built a system that just works.

Listening

Active listening is the way we improve.

When was the last time your textbook company asked how they were doing? We seek out feedback from instructors and students. That's how we get better.

Flexible

Your course, your way.

The best materials fit the course and get used. In print or digital, our textbooks come ready-to-go or easy to customize.

How we got here

The FlatWorld Story

Year one

2016

The modern FlatWorld launches

A publishing company rebuilt around a single question: what would course materials look like if instructors, not distributors, set the terms?

Taught at campuses nationwide

Professors at 2,000+ institutions teach with FlatWorld, including Stanford, UNC Chapel Hill, Ohio State, Austin Community College District, and Penn State.

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How do we keep content fresh, standards high, and prices so low?

Four decisions about how we publish, not four discounts.

Platform

Digital-first platform

Authors create content directly in our publishing system. Once published, updates immediately render across every platform, online and in print.

Production

Standardized book design

One look, hundreds of textbooks. A standardized layout speeds production, streamlines shipping, and gets fresh content from authors to instructors faster.

Distribution

Direct sales

The best price is our website. By selling directly, we pass distribution savings straight to students.

Fulfillment

Print on demand

When you buy, we print. No warehouses of textbooks slowly going out of date. Full-color, bound textbooks printed on demand and shipped direct.

Our Management Team

The people behind the catalog, the platform, and the phone call you actually want to take.

  • Alastair Adam

    Alastair Adam

    Co-CEO
  • John Eielson

    John Eielson

    Co-CEO
  • Sherri Floros

    Sherri Floros

    CFO & COO
  • Carolyn Merrill

    Carolyn Merrill

    Vice President, Product & Editorial
  • Chris Doyle

    Chris Doyle

    Director of Engineering
  • Nick Haubner

    Nick Haubner

    Director, Product & Marketing
  • KB Mello

    KB Mello

    Managing Editor
  • Zack McWade

    Zack McWade

    Senior Manager, Sales Operations and Enablement
  • Alicia Kirk

    Alicia Kirk

    Director, Institutional Relationships

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