World Book Online

6.3easy start · #27of 31
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Free to practise onno
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, iOS, Web. Paid plans from $20.83/mo.

World Book Online is ranked #27 of 31 in online encyclopedias on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $20.83/mo.

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World 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: No
Citation tools: Yes
Educator resources: Yes
Institutional access: Yes
Content formats: multimedia and interactive
Update frequency: continuous
Mobile apps: Yes

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The record

Purpose: World Book Online provides digital reference databases for learners from Early World of Learning through World Book Advanced.
Reference content: World Book Advanced includes primary sources, historical documents, online books, real-time headlines, and world newspapers.
Learning tools: Supplemental tools include language translation, graphic organizers, and Webquests.
Early learning: Early Learning by World Book includes interactive image-based navigation, Lexile levels, games, videos, printable activities, classic stories, and nursery rhymes.
Student research: World Book Student includes digital backpacks, citation builders, how-to guides, current events, biographies, and geographical resources.
Timelines: World Book Timelines lets users build study guides and presentations, and integrate content from World Book Student and Advanced.
Access: The digital content is described as accessible 24/7 on a variety of devices, with single sign-on capability.
Integrations: The login page lists Clever, ClassLink, Canvas, Schoology, and G Suite as services World Book Online works with.
Support: World Book provides technical tutorials for SSO integrations, subscription administration, home access, system requirements, and usage reports.
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.
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.
Account retention: Student My Research accounts are purged within 90 days of the end of the Service, according to World Book's privacy notice.
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.
Company location: World Book lists its address as 180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
Price from: $20.83/mo

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Best Online Encyclopedias in 2026#27 of 31

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worldbook.com/World-Book-Online· checked 30 Sept 2026
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worldbookonline.com/training/technical/technical-index.htm· checked 30 Sept 2026
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