Desk Copy Policy

How to Make a Request for a Print Desk Copy

Once you have adopted a UNC Press book for a course and placed an order for 10 or more copies with your campus or local bookstore, you may request a free print desk copy. Your request should include:

  • Name of the course
  • Approximate enrollment
  • Office telephone number and email address
  • Name of the bookstore who handles your textbook requirements

Where to Send Your Request

Longleaf Services
116 S. Boundary Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-3808

FAX: 1-800-272-6817
Email: customerservice@longleafservices.org

International Professors: 
If you teach in Canada, direct exam and desk copy requests to UTP Client Service at clientservice@utpress.utoronto.ca .
If you teach in Europe or Asia, direct exam and desk copy requests to Eurospan at https://eurospan.co.uk/inspection/

UNC Press now offers professors free electronic desk copies

Most of our popular textbooks are now available as desk copies digitally—for free! You can view the full digital pages right in your browser.

To order an electronic desk copy, completely fill out and submit our Electronic Desk Copy Order Form.
NB:  By submitting this form, you are ordering an electronic desk copy.  If you want a print desk copy, see the instructions above.

Questions?

If you have already requested a desk copy and would like to follow up on your request, or for general queries regarding orders, please contact Longleaf Services at 1-800-848-6224 or customerservice@longleafservices.org.

If you have general questions about UNC Press desk or exam copy policies, please contact Dino Battista at dinobattista@uncpress.org.