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Academic & Educational Book Publishing

Publish Your Academic or Educational Book. Share Knowledge That Matters.

Turn your expertise, research, curriculum, or educational content into a professionally published book with expert design, editing, multiple formats, worldwide distribution, and personalized publishing support while keeping 100% of your rights and royalties.

Academic and educational books published by Outskirts Press
Professional Academic & Educational Publishing

Turn Knowledge and Expertise Into a Professional Book

Whether you are publishing a textbook, workbook, teaching resource, scholarly work, professional reference, or educational guide, professional publishing helps your content feel clear, credible, organized, and accessible.

Professional Book Production

Present complex or instructional material with professional cover design, interior formatting, editing options, and production support.

Multiple Book Formats

Publish in paperback and hardback, with eBook and audiobook options available to reach readers in the formats they prefer.

Worldwide Distribution

Make your book available through an extensive network of online retailers, wholesalers, and distribution channels.

Your Book, Your Rights

Keep 100% of your rights and royalties while receiving personalized support throughout the publishing process.

Academic & Educational Books of Every Kind

What Kind of Knowledge Will Your Book Share?

Academic and educational books can teach, explain, document, guide, and support learning. Your book can be professionally produced for students, educators, professionals, researchers, or specialized audiences.

Textbooks & Course Materials

Create professionally produced books for courses, classrooms, training programs, and independent study.

Research & Scholarly Works

Publish research, analysis, scholarship, and specialized knowledge for academic and professional audiences.

Educational Guides

Turn expertise into clear, practical educational material designed to teach readers a subject or skill.

Workbooks & Study Guides

Combine instruction with exercises, prompts, examples, charts, or activities that support active learning.

Professional & Technical Books

Share specialized knowledge, methods, standards, and professional expertise with practitioners and students.

Teacher & Classroom Resources

Publish classroom resources, teaching methods, curriculum support, and practical tools for educators.

Higher Education

Develop books for college students, instructors, counselors, administrators, and higher-education programs.

Reference & Specialized Subjects

Organize specialized information into a professional reference book for a focused academic or professional audience.

Choose Your Publishing Path

Academic & Educational Book Publishing Options

Choose black & white or full-color publishing based on your manuscript, charts, tables, diagrams, workbook elements, illustrations, photography, and other instructional content.

Black and white academic and educational book publishing

Black & White Publishing

A practical and economical choice for textbooks, scholarly works, professional references, teaching guides, and other primarily text-based books.

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Full-color academic and educational book publishing

Full-Color Publishing

Ideal when charts, diagrams, worksheets, illustrations, photographs, color coding, or other visual elements support teaching and comprehension.

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Non-Fiction One-Click Publishing and Marketing Suite

Want Publishing and Marketing Bundled Together?

The Non-Fiction One-Click Suite combines professional book publishing with marketing services selected for nonfiction authors, including academic and educational authors, in one comprehensive package.

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Formats for Your Book

Publish Your Academic or Educational Book in the Formats Readers Need

Choose from popular trim sizes and paperback and hardback options, then expand your reach with professionally published eBook and audiobook editions.

Paperback and hardback trim sizes for academic and educational books
Free academic and educational publishing guide
Free Academic & Educational Publishing Resource

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Professional Services for Your Academic or Educational Book

Add the professional publishing and marketing services that best support your content, students or readers, and publishing goals.

From Academic & Educational Authors

Authors Share Their Publishing Experience

Hear from authors who have trusted Outskirts Press to professionally publish books used by students, educators, and readers around the world.

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Classroom-Ready Publishing Support

“I really appreciated Larry's patience with me as a new author. There's A LOT I didn't know about publishing a book, and Larry was able to make the whole process straightforward. The publication happened in time for me to use the book for my classes and my students appreciate the reasonable price instead of what they may have had to pay had I gone with a different publisher. Thanks very much!”

Douglas W. Smith
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A High-Quality Educational Workbook

“I knew that my essay writing manual would be labor-intensive from the beginning. Outskirts delivered a wonderful product after allowing the thorough set of editing needed to produce my high-quality, color coded essay workbook that students, teachers, principals, and schools would love! Kudos!”

Dr. Stephen C. Simms
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Professional Support and Worldwide Reach

“I am usually quite a skeptical person by nature. When the time came for me to start investigating and researching who I wanted to publish with, I was careful to do my research. Even after I purchased my initial package with Outskirts, my skepticism continued. Outskirts was very patient with me. I received all of the services as promised and more. Finally the time came that I nervously hit the publish button. My heart was in my stomach. A few days after I was officially published, I began to find my book all over different search engines. I can find my book in Australia, Canada, the UK, Sweden, Japan, and more. I cannot describe the feeling of knowing that I have shared something important to me with the world, literally. I think the greatest asset Outskirts contributed was their patience in dealing with my skepticism and the professionalism of my production team as I went through the process. I was always well informed and knew what was happening every step of the way. Thank you Outskirts for helping me share my story with the world.”

Nichole Ellis

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