College Open Textbooks - English & Composition

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English & Composition

A Celebration of Women Writers (PD)

Clear Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers (PD)

College Writing (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Electronic Literature Collection (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis(CC-BY-NC-SA) BoundCopy

The Flat World Knowledge Handbook by Miles McCrimmon (BoundCopy)

Journalism 2.0 (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing* (CC-BY-NC-SA)

The Process of Research Writing* (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Rhetoric and Composition* (CC-BY-SA)

Start Writing Fiction (CC-NC-BY-SA)

Style for Students Online: Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age* (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Technical Report Writing (PD)

Three Modules on Clear Writing Style: An Introduction to The Craft of Argument*(CC-BY) (BoundCopy)

University of North Carolina College Writing (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Writing Commons (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Writing for Success by Scott McLean (BoundCopy)

Writing Skills for Business English*(custom)

Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 1 *(CC-BY-NC-ND) (BoundCopy)

Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2 *(CC-BY-NC-ND) (BoundCopy)

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