Atextbook is abook used for the study of asubject. People use a textbook to learnfacts andmethods about a certain subject. Textbooks sometimes have questions to test the knowledge and understanding of the learner.
A workbook is a type of textbook that has only practice questions and exercises. Workbooks are designed not to teach but to provide practice and to highlight areas which need more learning. A revision guide is a type of textbook that is used to remind the learner about the subject and give him/her extra practice, especially before anexamination.
A textbook is usually lent to students by aschool to accompany a course the school is teaching. Sometimes, especially atuniversity, students have to buy the textbooks they need themselves or borrow them from alibrary.
Most textbooks are only published in printed format. However, some are now available online aselectronic books.
