Editing Textbook (section)

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[[File:Afghan textbooks in Pashto.jpg|thumb|Textbooks written in [[Pashto]] distributed to Afghan school children]]
A '''textbook''' is a book containing a comprehensive compilation of content in a branch of [[Study skills|study]] with the intention of explaining it. Textbooks are produced to meet the needs of educators, usually at educational institutions, but also of learners (who could be independent learners outside of formal education). '''Schoolbooks''' are textbooks and other books used in schools.<ref>{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|schoolbook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=schoolbook – definition of schoolbook in English from the Oxford dictionary |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/schoolbook |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818041404/http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/schoolbook |archive-date=18 August 2016 |access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref> Today, many textbooks are published in both print and digital formats.