Individuals: On individuals’ orders we require payment in advance of shipment. We accept checks (drawn on U.S. banks), money orders and the following credit cards:

American Express/Optima, Discover/Novus, MasterCard, VISA.

Libraries: Terms are payment on receipt of order. We accept all institutional purchase orders and standing orders.

Web Store Orders: For individual and library orders Italica Press now has available its online Web Store. This store is convenient, easy to use, and secure for credit-card transactions.

Desk and Adoption Review Copies
We are happy to provide faculty with copies of our books for use in the classroom. Copies can be ordered either as:

• Desk copies available free on request with department or bookstore form, listing course and estimated enrollment.
• Adoption review copies (for adoption consideration). These will be shipped on PRO FORMA terms (payment in advance). Invoices will be cancelled and payment refunded upon confirmation of bookstore order. (Please provide course number to store.)
• Titles not adopted are NOT returnable.

Course Direct ordering: click here for details.

Italica Digital Library:
We now make available complete books, many individual chapters and articles via downloadable PDF files at very reasonable prices. For availability, please check the individual title page on this website and our complete list at the Italica Digital Library.

Booksellers’ Discount: 1 copy: 20%, 2: 25%, 3-4: 30%, 5-9: 35%, 10-25: 40%, 26-50: 43%; 51-99: 45%, 100+: 50% (single or mixed titles. 5% extra for prepayment).
Multi-volume set discounts, and web-store discounts of sale titles, apply only to individuals.

Classroom Adoptions: 25%.

Payments: Credit terms are generally NET 30 DAYS, depending upon good credit history. We reserve the right to require prepayment (PRO FORMA) terms for new accounts or accounts with bad payment history. We reserve the right to deposit partial and incomplete payments made against invoiced totals in anticipation of full payment. On PRO FORMA invoices we reserve the right to withhold shipment until payment in full has been received and confirmed.

Returns: No time limit, for credit only, and only on paid invoices. Require prior approval on undamaged copies. Handling ($2/return + .25/unit) deducted from credit.
We reserve the right to suspend returns privileges for accounts with bad credit histories or with a history of unauthorized or damaged returns.
Returns are for account credit only. We do not issue refunds to credit-card accounts, by check, bank transfer or other means. We keep credits open for one year from date of issue.
Customer’s acceptance of returns permission constitutes customer’s acceptance of these Terms.

Returns Address: is provided on the returns label attached to the Italica permission form. Only returns sent to this address can be credited.

Damage Claims: must be made within 3 days of receipt of package (Italica traces both UPS and USPS shipments). Please return both damaged item and original packaging. Return for replacement of original item only.

Software (except damaged media) is not returnable.

Shipping:

• For Trade Orders we usually ship US Postal Service (USPS), Media Mail Delivery Confirmation. We also ship Priority Mail, UPS and express services, depending on the order size and order specifications.
• Please provide your UPS Collect account number whenever possible.
• For Individual Orders shipping starts at $5.00 for the first 3 books/copies, via USPS Media Mail, Delivery Confirmation. Additional charges for UPS and faster handling. Consult our Web Store for full details.

Gift Certificates: In any amount starting at $20.00.