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Order On-Line

You can search our catalog by Title, Author, or Subject.

If you know the book you wish to order, enter the title or author into the search box below. Once you have found your book, click on the "shopping cart" icon to order your book on-line.

To order books through the mail, print out our Order Form.


Ordering Information

Payment

To place an order by telephone, call 1-800-621-2736 (V), 1-888-630-9347 (TTY) or FAX 1-800-621-8476; PUBNET@202-5280 Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Standard Time. Bookstore, school, and library buyers should have an authorized Purchase Order number ready when calling.

*Please note that the Gallaudet University Press 800 number is for book orders and book information only.

Dealers, libraries, schools, and educational institutions may purchase on credit provided orders are submitted by authorized personnel using a Purchase Order (P.O.) number. When mailing orders, please address the P.O. to Gallaudet University Press, Chicago Distribution Center. If you use our order form, be sure to include the P.O. number on the form.

Individual orders must be prepaid: no Collect On Delivery (C.O.D.) orders will be accepted. When mailing orders, please include your check/money order for the total amount, payable to Gallaudet University Press, Chicago Distribution Center, or charge to your VISA or MasterCard account by filling out the credit card information on the order form. (Please remember to sign your name as it appears on your credit card.) To use our order form, see Order Form.

Orders also can be placed by telephone by calling 1-800-621-2736 (V), 1-888-630-9347 (TTY); 1-773-568-1550 Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST, or FAX 1-800-621-8476, 773-660-2235. P.O. customers, please have your P.O. number ready. Credit card customers, have your VISA or MasterCard number and expiration date handy. Orders may be placed online, with payment by VISA or MasterCard only. To order online, return to the page corresponding to the book you wish to order, then click on the shopping cart at the bottom of the page. There is no extra charge for ordering online.

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Foreign Orders

Payment for orders from outside the United States must be in U.S. currency only and made payable to Gallaudet University Press, Chicago Distribution Center. Customers in the British Isles, Europe, and Australia can order directly from Drake International Services, Market House Place, Deddington, Oxford OX15 0SE. Telephone: (+44)(0) 1869 338240; FAX: (+44)(0) 1869 338310. Foreign orders add $5.00 for the first book, $1.00 for each additional book.

Foreign P.O. customers will be billed actual shipping charges.

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Shipping and Handling

Prepaid Orders

Please add $4.00 for the first book, and $1.00 for each additional book for shipping and handling. Orders delivered to more than one address must include shipping and handling costs for each destination.

Purchase Orders

FOB Chicago, Illinois. Books will be shipped by the least expensive trackable means, usually UPS or Motor Freight. Gallaudet University Press/Chicago Distribution Center will not ship by nontrackable means unless a waiver of liability from the customer is on file.

Discounts

Discount schedules for dealers can be found in the ABA Book Buyer's Handbook or they can be obtained from Gallaudet University Press.
Discount symbols for each book can be found at the end of the price listed in the catalog book description.
Discount symbols:

  • t = trade discount
  • s = short (textbook) discount
  • * = no discount
Libraries, schools, and educational facilities receive a 10 percent discount on all "t" and "s" discounted items. To qualify, orders must be made using an official P.O. from the library or school. Standing orders are welcome from libraries. Libraries may call to establish a standing order and earn a 20 percent discount.

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Returns

Returns may be made according to the following schedule (videotapes are nonreturnable):

Retailers and wholesalers, libraries, and educational institutions may return books up to one year from invoice date if the books are current editions and in resalable condition. The previous edition of a title being replaced by a new edition may be returned within 180 days of the announced publication date of the new edition.

Invoice numbers, dates, and discounts must accompany returns for full credit. If returned books arrive damaged, no credit will be given and the damaged books will be returned to the customer. All return shipping charges must be prepaid.

Books damaged in transit or discrepancies in shipment must be reported within 30 days of the invoice date. Defective books will be replaced upon receipt of books with invoice number. Prior authorization is not required.

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Prices

Prices in this catalog are effective January 1, 2002. All prices and discounts are subject to change without notice. Books and other materials will be billed at the prices in effect at the time the order is received.

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Examination Copies

Gallaudet University Press will send an examination copy to professors or instructors who are considering adopting a book for their class. Requests should be made on the institution's letterhead, and include the name of the course and the projected enrollment.

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Gallaudet University Bookstore

Often, customers associate Gallaudet University Press and the Gallaudet University Bookstore. Gallaudet University Press offers only the books that we publish, all featured in this catalog. The University Bookstore carries some of our books, as well as Gallaudet University logo merchandise, etc. While we enjoy a good working relationship with the bookstore, we are not the same entity.

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