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Ordering Policies

Individuals

ACA Members

To take advantage of the 20% discount off of print books, ACA members should place their orders through our online store. To receive the discount, you must be logged into the ACA web site when placing your order.

Member discount pricing is not available on eBooks, which are sold through Wiley Publishing.

Individual orders placed through our online store can be paid with Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover, and PayPal.

Nonmembers

To place an order for ACA print books, please visit our storefront at IndiePubs. Indiepubs is the retail home for many academic, scholarly, and independent booksellers.

Member discounts cannot be honored through Indiepubs. Refunds will not be issued to members who make purchases through Indiepubs.

ACA eBooks are available to nonmembers through Wiley Publishing.

Bulk Purchasers

Bookstores and other resellers wishing to purchase ACA books in bulk must place their order through Consortium Book Sales & Distribution, a subsidiary of Ingram Content Services. 

Books purchased from ACA may be returned for credit provided they are returned with only signs of minor wear or handling. Any books purchased subject to a “no return” policy may not be returned. The cost of return shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser.

If a book is moved to out-of-print status after the date of purchase, it is only returnable up to 180 days following the date it became out-of-print.

Eligible returns should be returned via USPS to the following address:

CBSD
191 Edwards Drive
Jackson, TN 38301

Include with the return your name, book title and ISBN, and quantity being returned.

Desk Copies

Instructors may request desk copies at www.ingramacademic.com.

Exam Copies (Digital Evaluation Copy)

Faculty and other instructors wishing to examine an ACA text prior to course adoption may request an electronic examination copy through our partner Wiley Publishing. To do so, search for the title of the book, then in the eBook listing for the title, click the “Request Digital Evaluation Copy” link.


Questions about desk copies or examination copies should be sent to publications@counseling.org.

If you work for a U.S. educational institution that needs a digital copy of an ACA book for a student with a print disability, we have partnered with AccessText Network to help us meet this need. If your organization is a member of the AccessText Network, please submit your request to them at www.accesstext.org. For all other requests, please contact us for assistance at publications@counseling.org.

To see which titles have instructor materials available visit Counseling Nexus.

Please note that instructor materials do not include the textbook. Instructors may request desk copies at www.ingramacademic.com.

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