The paper makes an analysis of the relationship between textbooks and learner autonomy. It argues that learner autonomy makes more demands on textbooks and that the structure and the content of textbooks exert great impact on the autonomous learning environment. Taking Zooming in: An Integrated English Course as an example, the paper analyzes the effects of its structure and content on learner autonomy. It is concluded that the textbook meets the needs of both teachers and students in an autonomy-oriented learning environment, thus contributin...