Textbook Examination & Desk Copy Requests

College instructors may request an examination copy of Greenwood Press, Praeger, Libraries Unlimited, or Teacher Ideas Press titles for adoption consideration. The book will be sent on a 60–day approval with an invoice. A 50% academic courtesy discount will be applied on that invoice. For instructors who adopt the book (and place an order for eight or more copies through their college bookstore) or return the book within 60 days, the invoice will be cancelled. Instructors who wish to keep the book agree to pay the invoice within 60 days.

To request an examination copy, please complete our online Examination Copy Request Form You can also click the "Order Examination Copy" button on any book page to access this form.

For select Libraries Unlimited textbooks, examination copies for college instructors are available on a complimentary basis. Course title, projected enrollment, starting date as well as contact information must be included on your Examination Copy Request Form submission. See a listing of the selected titles.

If you have not yet ordered an examination copy, a complimentary desk copy of a Greenwood Publishing Group book will be supplied to you by completing our online Desk Copy Request Form. We require confirmation of your bookstore's order for eight or more copies of the book.