What's Special?

Bedford x-books don't just match our print books page for page—they also include multimedia content and activities students can engage with.

For Communication, that includes videos that model key concepts and skills. 

For English, that includes multimodal readings and more opportunities to write, right in the book and LearningCurve adaptive quizzing. 

Quick and easy to change the table of contents on the fly: Teachers can add and organize their own assignments, pages, documents, and links, right where they want them. Collections of related content for each book make it simple to pull in additional readings, models, documents, and video. Handy course links make it a snap to link to the syllabus and other important handouts and sites.

Teachers can quickly structure lesson plans and sequenced assignments. Progress icons show teachers at a glance what's been started, completed, and what they need to grade—both for individual students and the class as a whole.

LMS integration means an x-book can be used on its own or plugged into a campus course management system—one gradebook for instructors, one password for students.

Students can easily see what's coming up and get their work done when it's due, on the same pages where they do their reading—any time, any place they're online.

Students get any notes their instructor has added right on the page of their text, and it's easy for teachers and students to connect any highlighted text to a conversation around it. Even the shyest student can raise a virtual hand, add a note, have a discussion, and practice critical reading and reflection right on the page of the book.

At roughly half the cost and none of the paper that a print book has, the x-book is a less expensive, greener choice—and an appealing alternative for students.

A Bedford x-Book comes with support delivered by people whose job it is to help—providing classroom, pedagogical, professional, and technical support.