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How do I place an order by fax?
How do I place an order by mail?
How do I place an order internationally?
What about sales tax?
How fast will I get my order?
Customer Returns
Standing Orders
Rights and Permissions
Shipping
Review Copy Policy
Request a catalog

 

Contact us

Business office address:
Hoover Press
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. PST

Office phone:
(800) 935-2882 (for United States calls only)
(650) 723-3373

Office fax:
(650) 723-8626

E-mail:
hooverpress@stanford.edu

Our books are distributed by the Chicago Distribution Center:

Hoover Press
Chicago Distribution Center
11030 South Langley Avenue
Chicago, IL 60628

Phone:

 

(773) 702-7000

Toll free:

 

(800) 621-2736

Fax:

 

(800) 621-8476

E-mail:

 

orders@press.uchicago.edu

 

How do I place an order on the website?

Shopping with Hoover Press is easy and safe; a secure server protects your credit card information.

  1. Search our database for the title, author, category, series, or keywords that interest you.
  2. Click the Buy Now button to add the specified quantity to your shopping basket.
  3. Our shopping cart is managed by our distributor, University of Chicago Press. You may notice that the URL for the shopping cart begins with www.press.uchicago.edu, rather than www.hooverpress.org. This is normal.
  4. Add any required addresses, such as shipping, billing, third-party addresses, and so on.
  5. Confirm shipping and billing information and click to payment information.
  6. Fill in credit card information and click to checkout. Your order will be confirmed by e-mail.
  7. You can also place an order by phone or fax (click here for contact information).

Hoover Press accepts VISA and MasterCard. Payment must be made in U.S. dollars.

 

How do I place an order by phone?

If you prefer to order by phone, or you wish to pre-order a forthcoming book that has not yet been released, please call the Chicago Distribution Center toll-free:

1-800-621-2736

To expedite the process, please have a credit card handy, as well as the author, title, and ISBN number of the book you would like to order, and mention that the book is published by Hoover Press.

 

How do I place an order by fax?

If you prefer to fax your order, please fax it to the Chicago Distribution Center toll-free:

1-800-621-8476

To expedite the process, please include detailed contact, shipping, and purchase information. For complex orders, you may wish to call 1-800-621-2736 first to verify the proper format of your order.

 

How do I place an order by mail?

If you prefer to order by mail, or you wish to pre-order a forthcoming book that has not yet been released, please send payment to the Chicago Distribution Center:

Hoover Press
Chicago Distribution Center
11030 South Langley Avenue
Chicago, IL 60628

Hoover Press accepts VISA and MasterCard as well as personal checks and money orders. Please make checks payable to "Hoover Press". Payment must be made in U.S. dollars. To expedite the process, please use a catalog order form if possible, or else be sure to include the pertintent information including the author, title, and ISBN number of the book you would like to order. Also, please include the billing address, the shipping address (if different), and your phone number.

 

How do I order internationally?

International orders can be placed through our distributor, Eurospan.

www.eurospanbookstore.com/hoover

Tel: +44 (0) 1767 604972
Fax: +44 (0) 1767 601640
Email: eurospan@turpin-distribution.com

 

What about sales tax?

Sales tax is added only to orders delivered within California, Illinois, and Canada. The sales tax rate will be displayed in your final shopping order at checkout, along with applicable shipping charges.

 

How fast will I get my order?

Orders are processed Monday through Friday (8 a.m.–5 p.m. CST) and are shipped within 48 hours. See shipping information for delivery options and associated costs.

 

Customer Returns

No authorization is necessary. Books must be packed securely and accompanied by a complete packing list or copy of the original invoice. The packing list must refer to the original invoice number and order date. Hoover Press accepts returns three months to one year from date of purchase. Returned books must be unmarked and resalable as new. Credit will not be given for unacceptable returns. Hoover Press will hold any unacceptable returns for two months, during which time the customer may request a call tag for the books. The press must be notified of discrepancies within 45 days of the receipt of books.

Send books to:

Hoover Press
Chicago Distribution Center
Returns Department
11030 South Langley Avenue
Chicago, IL 60628

 

Standing Orders

Standing orders from libraries are welcome.

 

Rights and Permissions

Nonexclusive, onetime-use photocopy permission—for classroom or conference purposes—is available on request. The press's classroom-use or conference-use fee is $0.06/page/copy. No more than one-third of any particular book may be reproduced.

To request permission to photocopy or reprint materials from Hoover Institution Press, please write to

Rights and Permissions
Hoover Institution Press
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010

Include the complete information of the requested work—author, title, sections/pages to be copied or reprinted, and number of copies to be made—along with a brief description of your project.

You may also fax your request to (650) 723-8626 or e-mail hooverpress@stanford.edu

 

Shipping

We offer a variety of UPS shipping methods, and USPS rates. To request a different method than offered here, please call (800) 935-2882 to order.

Continental U.S. shipping rates
(UPS ground), guaranteed delivery with tracking numbers:

ORDER AMOUNT

 

SHIPPING CHARGE

$0-$15

 

$6

$15.01-$30

 

$7

$30.01-$45

 

$8

$45.01-$60

 

$9

$60.01 or more

 

$10

 

 

 

UPS 2nd day air UPS

 

ground rate + $10

UPS next day

 

UPS ground rate + $20

 

 

 

Alaska, Puerto Rico and Hawaii ONLY

UPS 2nd day air UPS

 

ground rate + $20

UPS next day

 

UPS ground rate + $35

 

 

 

Continental U.S. shipping rates
2-4 weeks delivery time with no tracking available:

ORDER AMOUNT

 

SHIPPING CHARGE

$0-$15

 

$5

$15.01-$30

 

$6

$30.01-$45

 

$7

$45.01-$60

 

$8

$60.01 or more

 

$9

 

 

 

International surface (No tracking available)

$7 + $2 per book

 

 

 

 

 

International priority air (No tracking available)

$$40 + $6 per book

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review Copy Policy

If you would like to review a Hoover Press title for a journal or publication, please see the For Media section of our web site.

If you are a professor interested in obtaining a copy of one of our titles for possible course adoption, please check out the examination and desk copy policy section of our web site.

 

Request a catalog

To request a catalog or free sample issues of the Hoover Digest or Education Next®, please click here.

To download a PDF file (31 MB) of the the current Hoover Press Catalog Books in Print 2009, click here.

 

READ THE LATEST ISSUES OF OUR JOURNALS:

Hoover Digest
Hoover Digest
Summer 2012

Policy Review
Policy Review
August &
September 2012

Education Next
Education Next
Summer 2012

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