By Lauren Menke Editor’s Note: This article is the winning submission to the Textbook Nova 2021 Scholarship. It is a common scene: a student sits slumped over a science textbook, lulled to sleep by its dull writing. While the book may detail the marvels of the human body, space exploration, or the deep ocean, the colorless […]
By Sophia Rasura Editor’s Note: This article is the winning submission to the Textbook Nova 2020 Scholarship. My favorite place to find new books is one of the most fascinating places filled with light and wonder that has always inspired discovery. When I am not in New York studying psychology, I am at home in Ojai, […]
By Austin Malberg Editor’s Note: This article is the winning submission to the Textbook Nova 2019 Scholarship. In the last few leisurely days of August, before the start of my first year of high school, I had a desire to pick up a new book before classes started. I decided on a book based on […]
We are pleased to announce a new feature to Textbook Nova that we will be testing out over the next few weeks… comments! When a visitor has found any book on the site they are now able to use a Disqus plugin that will allow them to comment on that specific book. We can share […]
A new semester is beginning and many students are busy looking for their textbooks and other material to be productive in their classes! Traffic has been steadily increasing and that each week the traffic flow has stepped up (Mondays are a very popular day to be searching for textbooks!). This increasing trend can be […]
We have been hard at work continually improving the algorithms Textbook Nova uses to find your academic materials. You are now able to get faster and more relevant search results using our search function. You may also notice the textbook details page has improved dramatically. Users are able to vote on how relevant a book […]
We have had some unfortunate set backs but that won’t stop us from helping you find the academic material you need to succeed! You may notice that we have completely revamped the website with a new logo, a new look, and new format for displaying results (images will show in the search results page now!!); […]