diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
index 72196f92a2..3923d3f056 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
@@ -358,6 +358,13 @@ class CourseDescriptor(SequenceDescriptor):
         """
         return self.metadata.get('pdf_textbooks')
 
+    @property
+    def html_textbooks(self):
+        """
+        Return the html_textbooks config, as a python object, or None if not specified.
+        """
+        return self.metadata.get('html_textbooks')
+
     @tabs.setter
     def tabs(self, value):
         self.metadata['tabs'] = value
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tabs.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tabs.py
index b31aeb6b5a..4a9de0792f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tabs.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tabs.py
@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ def _pdf_textbooks(tab, user, course, active_page):
                 for index, textbook in enumerate(course.pdf_textbooks)]
     return []
 
+def _html_textbooks(tab, user, course, active_page):
+    """
+    Generates one tab per textbook.  Only displays if user is authenticated.
+    """
+    if user.is_authenticated():
+        # since there can be more than one textbook, active_page is e.g. "book/0".
+        return [CourseTab(textbook['tab_title'], reverse('html_book', args=[course.id, index]),
+                          active_page == "htmltextbook/{0}".format(index))
+                for index, textbook in enumerate(course.html_textbooks)]
+    return []
+
 def _staff_grading(tab, user, course, active_page):
     if has_access(user, course, 'staff'):
         link = reverse('staff_grading', args=[course.id])
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/staticbook/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/staticbook/views.py
index a391b1cb32..8e973ac97d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/staticbook/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/staticbook/views.py
@@ -57,12 +57,46 @@ def pdf_index(request, course_id, book_index, chapter=None, page=None):
     # then remap all the chapter URLs as well, if they are provided.
     if 'chapters' in textbook:
         for entry in textbook['chapters']:
-            entry['url'] = remap_static_url(entry['url'], course)            
+            entry['url'] = remap_static_url(entry['url'], course)
 
 
     return render_to_response('static_pdfbook.html',
-                              {'book_index': book_index, 
-                               'course': course, 
+                              {'book_index': book_index,
+                               'course': course,
+                               'textbook': textbook,
+                               'chapter': chapter,
+                               'page': page,
+                               'staff_access': staff_access})
+
+@login_required
+def html_index(request, course_id, book_index, chapter=None, page=None):
+    course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'load')
+    staff_access = has_access(request.user, course, 'staff')
+
+    book_index = int(book_index)
+    textbook = course.html_textbooks[book_index]
+
+    def remap_static_url(original_url, course):
+        input_url = "'" + original_url + "'"
+        output_url = replace_static_urls(
+                    input_url,
+                    course.metadata['data_dir'],
+                    course_namespace=course.location
+                )
+        # strip off the quotes again...
+        return output_url[1:-1]
+
+    if 'url' in textbook:
+        textbook['url'] = remap_static_url(textbook['url'], course)
+    # then remap all the chapter URLs as well, if they are provided.
+    if 'chapters' in textbook:
+        for entry in textbook['chapters']:
+            entry['url'] = remap_static_url(entry['url'], course)
+
+
+    return render_to_response('static_htmlbook.html',
+                              {'book_index': book_index,
+                               'course': course,
                                'textbook': textbook,
                                'chapter': chapter,
                                'page': page,
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 5e5ac9a7f2..b85bc3d458 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ if settings.COURSEWARE_ENABLED:
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/pdfbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/chapter/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
             'staticbook.views.pdf_index'),
 
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/$',
+            'staticbook.views.html_index', name="html_book"),
+        url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/htmlbook/(?P<book_index>[^/]*)/(?P<page>[^/]*)$',
+            'staticbook.views.html_index'),
+
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/courseware/?$',
             'courseware.views.index', name="courseware"),
         url(r'^courses/(?P<course_id>[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+)/courseware/(?P<chapter>[^/]*)/$',