Examination Copy

An Examination Copy is a copy of a publication that a faculty member chooses to consider for course adoption. Upon approval, the publication will be sent to you followed by an invoice. You have 30 days to examine the publication.

If you choose to adopt the publication you will be requested to provide the following information and your invoice will be credited and cancelled.

1. course title
2. course number
3. number of students
4. undergraduate or graduate class

If you choose not to adopt the publication, you will be given instructions on how to pay for the publication or you will be given instructions on how to return it.

Note: Examination or Desk copy requests for the 6th Edition Publication Manual of the APA or the 6th Edition of Concise Rules of APA Style or the 6th Edition of Mastering APA Style (the instructor or student version) may be ordered in combination on one order, but the order must not include other titles. Requests for other titles must be submitted as a separate order. Also noted that approved requests for these new 6th edition titles will not be shipped until after the official July 1, 2009, release date. Please do not submit claims until after their release.

A Desk Copy is a free copy of a publication furnished for a faculty member's use when the publication has been adopted as a required text for classroom use.

General guidelines for the number of desk copies allowed:

• The faculty member who adopts the book will receive one free desk copy, regardless of the class size.
• Additional instructors may receive one free desk copy per 20 students in the class.
• No more than 10 additional instructor's copies will be issued.