Tech riderRev. 30 Sept 2026
World Book Online
- 1Runs onAndroid, iOS, Web
- 2Costspaid from $20.83/mo
- 3Citation toolsYes
- 4Educator resourcesYes
- 5Institutional accessYes
- 6Content formatsmultimedia and interactive
- 7Update frequencycontinuous
- 8Mobile appsYes
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Overview
World Book Online is ranked #9 of 31 in online encyclopedias on Specifiction. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $20.83/mo.
World Book Online plans and pricing
All plansWorld Book Online Annual Subscription $250/yr Annual subscription; price listed is based on individual access. Discounted multi-user institutional pricing available by contacting World Book worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
Compared on online encyclopedias
- Free plan
- Noworldbookonline.com
- Citation tools
- Yesworldbookonline.com
- Educator resources
- Yesworldbookonline.com
- Institutional access
- Yesworldbookonline.com
- Content formats
- multimedia and interactiveworldbookonline.com
- Update frequency
- continuousworldbookonline.com
- Mobile apps
- Yesworldbookonline.com
Facts
- Purpose
- World Book Online provides digital reference databases for learners from Early World of Learning through World Book Advanced.worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Reference content
- World Book Advanced includes primary sources, historical documents, online books, real-time headlines, and world newspapers.worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Learning tools
- Supplemental tools include language translation, graphic organizers, and Webquests.worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Early learning
- Early Learning by World Book includes interactive image-based navigation, Lexile levels, games, videos, printable activities, classic stories, and nursery rhymes.worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Student research
- World Book Student includes digital backpacks, citation builders, how-to guides, current events, biographies, and geographical resources.worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Timelines
- World Book Timelines lets users build study guides and presentations, and integrate content from World Book Student and Advanced.worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Access
- The digital content is described as accessible 24/7 on a variety of devices, with single sign-on capability.worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The login page lists Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, Schoology, and G Suite as services World Book Online works with.worldbookonline.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- World Book provides technical tutorials for SSO integrations, subscription administration, home access, system requirements, and usage reports.worldbookonline.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- World Book says it does not knowingly collect or solicit children's personal information without verified parental consent or consent obtained under applicable educational privacy laws.worldbookonline.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Student data
- World Book says student data is processed to provide the Services and is not used for targeted advertising or student profiling for other purposes.worldbookonline.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Account retention
- Student My Research accounts are purged within 90 days of the end of the Service, according to World Book's privacy notice.worldbookonline.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Audience
- World Book describes its online resource as intended for pre-K through high school, and its annual subscription page also describes use in classrooms and libraries.worldbookonline.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Company location
- World Book lists its address as 180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60601.worldbook.com · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 1917worldbookonline.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois, United Statesworldbookonline.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- worldbook.com/World-Book-Online· checked 30 Sept 2026
- worldbookonline.com/wb/Login· checked 30 Sept 2026
- worldbookonline.com/training/technical/technical-index.htm· checked 30 Sept 2026
- worldbookonline.com/wb/subscribe/Help· checked 30 Sept 2026
- worldbook.com/about-us· checked 30 Sept 2026
- worldbookonline.com· checked 28 Sept 2026

