Academic Exam and Desk Copies

Beacon Press publishes many books which are suitable for use in secondary school and university courses. We are happy to provide exam copies to qualified instructors who wish to consider our books for course use and complimentary desk copies to instructors who have already adopted one of our books for course use. Desk and exam copies may be ordered through our website. Click on the desk and exam copy link at the top of the book's page, fill in all required information, and hit "request copy." You must submit a new form for each title you order.

Ordering through our website allows the instructor’s books to arrive within 1-2 weeks. Please be advised that if you fax your orders, processing can take 4–6 weeks. You can fax your order to 617-723-3097. For questions about desk and exam copies, please email bpexam@beacon.org.

For books that are adopted for courses, college bookstores should order books through our distributor Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 800-225-3362, or through their favorite wholesaler.

Exam Copies | Desk Copies | Ordering in Canada

Exam Copies

Exam copies are available, at the discretion of Beacon Press, to course instructors considering a book for classroom adoption.

Paperback exam copies: Exam copies of paperback books are sent free of charge.

Hardcover exam copies: When a paperback edition is not available, hardcover books will be sent. Exam copies of hardcover books are invoiced at a 30% discount, payable in 90 days. The invoice will be cancelled with proof of adoption. We require a copy of the order submitted by your department to the bookstore as proof. If you do not adopt the book, you may return the book and have the invoice cancelled or purchase it at the discount price.

The following information is required for exam copy orders: instructor name, institution name, shipping address, phone number, email, course, department, expected enrollment, course semester, and number of exam copies.

Instructors may order up to 3 exam copies per year.

Desk Copies

Complimentary desk copies are available, at the discretion of Beacon Press, of any book adopted for course use if 10 or more copies have been ordered by the college bookstore and the instructor has not previously received a desk or exam copy. We cannot provide desk copies for use in departmental or institutional libraries.

The following information is required for desk copy orders: instructor name, institution, shipping address, phone number, email, course name, department, expected enrollment, semester, number of desk copies, name of bookstore, phone number of bookstore, and number of copies ordered.

Ordering in Canada

Canadian professors are directed to request examination and desk copies from our Canadian representative, Fitzhenry & Whiteside. Requests for examination copies must include: course name and number, expected enrollment, decision date for course resource selection, and name of text to be replaced. Requests may be forwarded by mail, fax or Email. Provision of examination copies is at the discretion of Fitzhenry & Whiteside.

Send requests to:
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
195 Allstate Parkway
Markham ON L3R 4T8
Fax: 1-800-387-9776
Email: godwit@fitzhenry.ca (Canadian universities only. All others, please email bpexam@beacon.org.)