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How to Order Press Books

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How to purchase Wisconsin Historical Society Press books

Wholesale

Wisconsin Historical Society Press books are represented to the trade, wholesale, and library markets by the Chicago Distribution Center.

To order, contact:

  • Wisconsin Historical Society Press
  • c/o Chicago Distribution Center
  • 11030 South Langley Avenue
  • Chicago, IL
  • 60628-3830

Tax-Exempt Organizations

Tax-exempt organizations order through the Chicago Distribution Center and will provide their tax-exempt certificate when creating an account.

Tax-exempt orders cannot be placed at shop.wisconsinhistory.org at this time.

To order, contact:

  • Wisconsin Historical Society Press
  • c/o Chicago Distribution Center
  • 11030 South Langley Avenue
  • Chicago, IL
  • 60628-3830

Schools

To receive a quote or to order any of our books for school use—including orders that require a purchase order—contact our partners at the Chicago Distribution Center (CDC): 

Wisconsin Historical Society Press 

c/o Chicago Distribution Center 

11030 South Langley Avenue 

Chicago, IL 60628-3830 

Phone: (800) 621-2736(Customer Service) 

Fax: (800) 621-8476 

Email: orders@press.uchicago.edu  

 

All orders are received, processed, fulfilled, and invoiced by our partners at the CDC at the address above. Use the address above for purchase orders. 

To order for homeschools, contact:

Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story Textbook Ordering Information

Click here to learn more about Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story.

Textbook Ordering Form/Purchase Order Form

 

Preview the Textbook

Schools may request a preview copy of the textbook. Send your request to the contact above.

 

Choosing a Digital Edition

Wisconsin: Our State, Our Storyis available as a digital edition in your choice of two formats: a protected PDF with the same design as the print textbook and a Chromebook-optimized version with larger text and images. To determine which format is best for your students, download this guide.

If you are a new customer, please consult with your school’s curriculum director or principal to determine which version will work best for your students. Please note that all digital textbook licenses purchased under one access code must be assigned to the same format; it is not possible to assign some to one and the rest to the other. 

Course Adoption

Examination copies will be sent to instructors considering a book for classroom adoption.

An invoice, with a 10% faculty discount, will accompany the book.

If ten or more copies are ordered within 60 days, the invoice should be returned to the order department with notification the book has been adopted.

The invoice will then be cancelled and the book may be kept as a desk copy.

If not adopted, the book can be purchased at the invoiced price or returned within the 60-day period.

To request an examination copy:

  • list the title requested
  • course
  • projected enrollment on institutional letterhead
  • fax to (800) 621-8476