To accommodate your busy schedule, we routinely complete custom publishing orders within two weeks after submission. Although a quick two-week turn-around time is possible in most cases, we encourage you to submit your materials as early as four weeks in advance to guarantee delivery by the first class day.

If you require special arrangements or are under a very tight deadline, please call 1.800.200.3908 or e-mail us at info@universityreaders.com to let us know how we can accommodate your unique situation.

You may submit your materials through online electronic submission, by mail or courier (Request an InfoKit or Contact Us for a FedEx box), or (in San Diego only) by arranging pick-up by a University Readers representative. For more information on submission and ordering procedures, please review our Step-by-Step Guides for simple, step-by-step assistance.

To arrange pick-up of your materials in San Diego or for more information, please call 1.800.200.3908 or e-mail us at info@universityreaders.com.

Request an InfoKit containing samples of our work, a prepaid ordering kit, and more information about our services.

We are also available to answer your questions by phone at 1.800.200.3908 or by e-mail at info@universityreaders.com.

University Readers provides complimentary copies to professors and teaching assistants. Unless otherwise requested, complimentary copies will be distributed to the address indicated on your order form prior to the student distribution period.

If you have a special request please indicate this in the "special request” section of our online order form or by contacting us at 1.800.200.3908 or by e-mail at info@universityreaders.com.

We offer several easy options for distributing custom course materials to your students. When you place your order you will be prompted to select one of the following options:

• Online Purchasing with a FREE 20% PDF digital download via our Student Store
• Campus Bookstore
• Volume Shipping

If you require special arrangements, please call 1.800.200.3908 to let us know how we can accommodate your unique situation.

Student Online Purchasing Instructions

University Readers is happy to request permission to reprint any material you request. However, it is true that some publishers are more difficult and more costly than others when it comes to granting permission. Based on our experience, we may be able to make publisher recommendations that will help your project go more smoothly with regards to time and cost.

Please contact us directly for more detailed information.

At University Readers, we specialize in custom publishing for the academic market. Unlike copy shops, our services include professional management of copyright clearances, table of contents creation, book pagination, and digital editing and touch-ups at no additional cost to you or your students. To ensure that your ideal textbook or course pack becomes a reality, we also offer a number of high-quality custom solutions for your course materials.

We will always return original books or journals to you as soon as we are sure that high-quality reproductions have been made and stored in our system.

Reproduced originals (copied before submission) will be returned upon request. If no request for return is made, ALL photocopied originals are carefully archived in both digital and hard-copy formats for easy retrieval and future manipulation.

If you have a specific request regarding the return of your materials please indicate this in the "special requests” section of our online order form or by contacting us directly at 1.800.200.3908 or by e-mail at info@universityreaders.com.

Our streamlined publishing and printing process allows us to provide you with rapid print-on-demand service so that reprints are easy to order, easy to produce and are deliverable within just 1-2 days of reorder.

If you require extra instructor copies please contact us by phone or email. We will usually ship your order or send it out for delivery the same day if placed by 2pm on a business day. Orders placed after 2pm or on a non-business day are usually shipped on the very next business day.

Students have several options for purchasing additional copies, depending on location and the student distribution method you selected when you placed your original course pack order. For a detailed list and explanation of all of our student distribution options, please see our Flexible Distribution Options.

University Readers is a professional publishing service with over 15 years of academic publishing experience. Today, we serve over 2,000 instructors and coordinators across more than 350 universities, producing well over 100,000 course packs and custom textbooks annually. Our services go well beyond the scope of copy shops and bookstores, and include a number of specialized publishing, copyright management, printing, and distribution services designed especially for the academic community. Our expertise, speed, and quality are unmatched.

If you're currently using your original content in your classroom and are looking for a simple marketing platform where you can share your book with other potential adopters, then yes! We offer customized, print-on-demand, high-level production services for authors using their original content in the academic community. We can help quickly (in 4-8 weeks) transform your manuscript into a real book that your students and colleagues will appreciate.

Here's a list of what you'll receive with the Original Works package:

• Template cover design options & 2 proof iterations (you can also use your own image)
• Interior format and layout
• ISBN administration
• Original copyright administration
• 20% PDF download for students
• 5 free copies
• E-commerce distribution through University Readers and Amazon.com
• 20% royalties on all sales!
• Indexing with author submitted terms
• 15 images (i.e. illustrations, sidebar text, photos, figures, charts, tables, graphs)
• Start-up Marketing Kit. Kit includes templates for flyers, postcard and e-mails along with copywriting tips and a guide to ordering mailing lists. Also included is a promotional book launch in the ScholarScape e-newsletter and online peer review forms.

We request that your manuscript is submitted as a formatted word document, 12 pt Times New Roman, single-spaced, 1" margins with no headers or footers. Your manuscript must be a minimum of 10,000 words.

Your manuscript should be edited and proofread prior to submitting. However, we offer additional editorial services if you require assistance perfecting your content. Basic copy editing and proofreading services are charged on a per-word basis.

Have your students and colleagues purchase directly from University Readers! Because Amazon.com charges a 45% distribution fee on all sales, that discount reduces your royalty amount per book. Also, utilize the tools in the Start-up Marketing Kit in promoting your title to increase sales outside your own class.

We offer several optional services that will allow you to enhance the quality of your book. Such services include "from-scratch" custom-design cover, basic copy editing and proofreading, data scanning and image layout. Talk with your account manager to see if these options apply to your specific publishing needs.

You'll consult directly with our graphic design team on your ideal cover. We create a custom design to meet your specific needs and provide you with up to 2 proof iterations in order to make it just perfect.

The price of your book is based on the final page count and format of the book (paperback or hardcover, color or black & white interior).

Yes! We offer a 10% discount to your students when they purchase your book through our online student ordering site. Not only will your students enjoy this savings, but any other adopting professor will also be able to take advantage of this savings. Students will receive this discount upon check-out on our student ordering site.

Professors can learn all about your book on your personal website by visiting the University Readers Online Catalog. When they're ready to adopt your book for their course, they can do so by visiting our Adoption Form. They simply enter their course information and your ISBN. We request that adoption forms are submitted 4 weeks in advance of the first day of class to ensure full inventory for students. University Readers will provide adopting professors with one complimentary desk copy.

Students can purchase your book by visiting our Student Store. They will be asked to create an account with a login and password and can easily locate your book by searching for the course or professor name. Immediately after purchasing, students will receive a free PDF download of the first 20% of the book so they can begin reading right away while they wait for their book to arrive by mail.

Yes! Bookstores will receive a 20% discount for stocking your book! Keep in mind that the bookstore will add a retail mark-up to the price for the students. Your royalties are derived from the discounted price, not the mark-up.