CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS

Departments of English and Philosophy

801 West Monte Vista Avenue  ¥  Turlock,  CA  95382

Telephone (209) 667-3361   Fax (209) 667-3720

 

 

DESK COPY REQUEST FORM

(See notes at bottom)

 

Publishers and bookstores prefer that instructors write directly to the publishers for desk copies.

 

To:

 

Date:

 

 

(Publisher)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Street)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Fax Number)

 

 

 

Your book:

 

 

(Specific author, complete title, and edition)

 

 

Publisher Book Number (ISBN): 

 

Course # & Title:                                                                                Est. Enroll:    

Term Adopted: 

                                                                                                                           

I have not previously received a desk* or complimentary* copy of this text.

 

Name:

 

Rank

Professor

Department:

English

 

 

School:

California State University, Stanislaus

 

 

Street Address:

801 W. Monte Vista Ave.

 

 

City & State:

Turlock, CA 95382

 

 

 

1.   This form should be used to request Desk copies only.  Complimentary copies should be requested directly from the publisher on departmental stationery, including your rank, course title, and projected enrollment.  It should be recognized that some publishers do not make complimentary copies available.

2.   When ordering texts for class use please allow sufficient time for order processing, mailing, shipping, etc.

3.   In order to standardize terminology, the Association of American Publishers, Inc. has adopted the following terms and definitions:

      * Desk Copy* A book furnished free for a faculty member's use when copies of that book have been ordered for use in a specific course.  A complimentary copy previously sent should be considered a desk copy on adoption.

      *Complimentary Copy* A book sent to a faculty member for consideration for adoption.

      *On-Approval Copy* A book sent to a faculty member, accompanied by or followed by an invoice or bill seeking payment or return of the book within a specific period of time, for consideration toward purchase of course adoption.

      *Review Copy* A book sent to a journal, newspaper, or other periodical to be used for the (eventual) writing of a review.