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The following information should help you determine how to contact the appropriate person or department at the University of North Carolina Press. If you do not find what you need here, please contact us at uncpress@unc.edu.

  • Queries about orders or a book's availability or price

  • Media inquiries, requests for review copies

  • Course adoption

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  • Bulk sales to organizations or corporations

  • Bookstores or distributors in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

  • Comments or queries about this website

  • General queries, comments

  • Employment inquiries

  • Staff list with email addresses

    Media Inquiries

    Copies of our publications are available to the media for review or other news coverage. Fax your requests on letterhead to the attention of the publicity department at 919-966-3829. Questions from the media can be emailed, or call our publicity department at 919-966-3561.

    If you are a professor requesting a copy of a book for course use, please see the information on course adoption just below.

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    Course Adoption

    To receive a book to examine for course adoption:
    If you would like to consider a book for course adoption, please submit a request for an exam copy on department letterhead. Your request should include name of course, approximate enrollment, and teaching dates. Please include your office telephone number.

    Exam copies of most paperbacks are available to course instructors for a prepaid fee of $5.00. Please include this fee with your request for speedy service.

    Exam copies of books priced at $20 and higher are sold at a discount of 20%. The book will be sent with an invoice reflecting this discount. A refund will be issued if we are notified of an adoption within 60 days. If not adopted, the exam copy may be returned for a refund or credit.

    Exam copy requests can be faxed to 919-966-3829 or mailed to:
    Customer Service
    University of North Carolina Press
    P.O. Box 2288
    Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288

    To receive a free desk copy of a book:
    If you have adopted a UNC Press book for course use and placed an order for 10 or more copies with your campus or a local bookstore, you are entitled to request a free desk copy. Your request, on school letterhead, should include the title of the book, the name of the course, and the approximate enrollment. Please include your office telephone number.

    Desk copy requests can be faxed to 919-966-3829 or mailed to:
    Customer Service
    University of North Carolina Press
    P.O. Box 2288
    Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288

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    Bulk Sales to Organizations and Corporations

    Most UNC Press books are available at quantity discounts with bulk purchase for educational, fundraising, or promotional use.

    For information, please contact:
    Sales Department
    University of North Carolina Press
    P.O. Box 2288
    Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288
    Fax: 919-966-3829

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    Bookstores or Distributors in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

    UNC Press books are distributed in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, the Middle East, and Africa by:
    Eurospan University Press Group
    3 Henrietta St., Covent Garden
    London WC2E 8LU
    England
    Phone 44-171-240-0859
    Fax 44-171-379-0609
    Email sg@eurospan.co.uk

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    Employment Inquiries

    If you are seeking fulltime or freelance work, you may send a resume and supporting materials to:

    The University of North Carolina Press
    P.O. Box 2288
    Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288

    The staff list can help you identify the appropriate recipient of your material.

    Please note that UNC Press prefers to receive employment applications by mail and cannot respond to unsolicited applications sent by fax or email.



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