1.  What is TheCapitol.Net?

TheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan small business and a Virginia corporation. TheCapitol.Net came out of Congressional Quarterly in 1999 and is the successor to Congressional Quarterly Executive Conferences. 

Our authors are all independent subject-matter experts with current experience, and include current and former Hill staff and other experts. 

We are registered with CCR, and our GSA Contract for custom, on-site training is GS02F0192X.  
FEIN/TIN: 54-1917701     DUNS: 04-273-5071     CAGE: 1K5S4   SAN: 853-0513

If you need a Form W-9,we have a pre-filled version here (1-page PDF)

Our editorial team has acquired, developed, designed, edited, marketed or published hundreds of books, including numerous practice books for the country's largest legal publisher, Congressional Deskbook, Congressional Operations Poster, Media Relations Handbook, Legislative Drafter's Deskbook, Real World Research Skills, Testifying Before Congress, Persuading Congress, Citizen's Handbook, Pocket Constitution, Pocket edition of Thos. Paine's Common Sense, Pocket Guide to Advocacy on Capitol Hill, Forbidden Citizens, and Common Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers. We also worked with Two Seas Media to publish A Better Congress.

Our publications have been purchased by libraries, embassies, associations, nonprofits, colleges and universities, law and lobbying firms, federal, state and local government agencies, Congressional offices and state elected officials.

See our About Us page for more details. 

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2.  What kind of books do you publish?

TheCapitol.Net publishes practical, hands-on works for practitioners, written by subject matter experts. We do not publish fictional works, biographies or memoirs.  Many of our publications are also used in college courses, both undergraduate and graduate courses.

We are currently looking for short descriptive books in the process areas in which we offer training, with a focus on legislative and budget process, media relations, congressional oversight, and government affairs. We also work with Two Seas Media to publish and distribute other non-fiction books that deal with the Washington, DC, metro area and representative government generally. If you are interested in writing a book for us, please see our Manuscript Guidelines for Potential Authors.

As of 2011, four of our ten authored titles have been finalists in the Benjamin Franklin Awards, and one of those was a winner.
 

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3.  How often are your publications updated?

The Congressional Directory is updated each year and is usually available by the middle of April.  Our other publications are updated less frequently.

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4.  Do you offer any kind of price protection on revised editions?

Yes, for publications purchased directly from us.  See our "30 day price protection on revised editions" page.

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5.  How are your publications shipped?

We ship our publications to addresses in the United States via United Parcel Service (UPS) and the United States Postal Service (USPS). We ship to APO and FPO addresses.  We are open Monday through Friday and we usually ship within 1 business day, but we will contact you if we have any questions about your order.

If you need a publication or audio course delivered outside the United States, please contact us first to determine shipping and handling cost, or make arrangements with Access USA or USABox for a U.S. address.

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6.  How much do you charge for shipping and handling?

For publications shipped to addresses in the United States, we charge 8% of the order subtotal, $10 minimum. When ordering more than 100 copies of any of our publications, please contact us for shipping rates.

If you need a publication or audio course delivered outside the United States, please contact us first to determine shipping and handling cost, or make arrangements with Access USA or USABox for a U.S. address.

Items that are returned as undeliverable for any reason will be re-sent the cheapest way after we receive confirmed address. We may request additional shipping. Otherwise, we'll refund you the item price, but not S&H charges.

Please note that not all of our publications are available for purchase directly from us, however, most publications are available for purchase from your bookseller, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.  For publications not available directly from us, the bookseller's shipping rates and discount policies apply.

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7.  Do you have a quantity discount?

We offer the following discount schedule for most of our publications purchased directly from us: 11 to 24 copies, 10% discount; 25 to 99 copies, 15% discount; 100 or more copies, 20% discount.  The multiple copy discount is for a single order to a single shipping address. When ordering more than 100 copies of any of our publications, please contact us for shipping rates.

Please note that not all of our publications are available for purchase directly from us, however, most publications are available for purchase from your bookseller, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.  For publications not available directly from us, the bookseller's shipping rates and discount policies apply.

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8.  Do you sell your publications in bookstores?

Yes, although only select retail bookstores carry our specialized publications in stock. In the USA, all of our publications can be ordered directly from us, online through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and others, and by special order through your local book seller.

Most of our books are also available in the EU, Great Britain and Ireland (including Amazon.co.uk), Australia, and Canada online and from many book sellers.

Several of our publications are available through the Office Supply stores in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Your bookstore can special order many of our publications directly from us or through its book wholesaler.  Our SAN: 853-0513

Please note that not all of our publications are available for purchase directly from us, however, most publications are available for purchase from your bookseller, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. For publications not available directly from us, your bookseller should be able to special order those publications from their supplier, and most of our publications can be shipped to your bookstore within 24 hours.

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9.  I'm with a  bookstore and we want to sell one of your publications; do you offer a discount to bookstores?

Yes, for publications available directly from us. Please note that not all of our publications are available for purchase directly from us. Please fax (703-739-1195) your order to us on bookstore letterhead.  Include contact information, shipping address, bookstore FEIN/TIN, name of title, ISBN, and quantity desired, and we'll get back to you with cost and shipping. Please note that we require prepayment.  Alternatively, you can order directly from Lightning Source, Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and major distributors.

Please note that most of our publications are available for purchase directly from Lightning Source/Ingram and can be shipped by them within 24 hours. All of our softcover publications are also available on the Espresso Book Machine.

TheCapitol.Net offers free display copies of its publications to brick-and-mortar bookstores in the DC metropolitan area (DC, Arlington, Alexandria, Springfield, McLean, Tysons, Vienna, Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring, Chevy Chase, Takoma Park, Bladensburg, College Park).  See our Bookstores page for details.

Our SAN: 853-0513

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10.  I'm with a library and we want to buy one of your publications for our collection; do you sell your books to libraries directly or through library jobbers?

Both.  To buy a publication directly from us, simply click on the    button on our web site and place your order.  Many library jobbers order from us, including YBP, EBSCO, Brodart, Follett, Midwest Library Service, The Book House, Coutts Library Service, Baker & Taylor, and many others.

Please note that not all of our publications are available for purchase directly from us, however, most publications are available for purchase from your jobber, bookseller, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.  For publications not available directly from us, the bookseller's shipping rates and discount policies apply.

Our SAN: 853-0513

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11.  If I have a book idea that I want to discuss or a book that I want you to publish, whom do I contact?

See our Manuscript Guidelines for Potential Authors for details.

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12.  I teach a college class and want to examine a publication for classroom use; do you have exam copies?

See our Examination policy for details.

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13.  I review books for a periodical or on my blog and want to see a copy for review; do you provide review copies?

See our Review policy for details.

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14.  What forms of payment do you accept for publications?

We accept Mastercard, VISA, American Express, and Discover. We also accept checks, PayPal, Dwolla, money orders, Google Checkout (a free service), and Intuit PaymentNetwork (IPN) (a free service).  We do not accept checks from non-US banks, and all payments must be made in USD ($). We do not accept PayPal.

Your credit card statement will show charges from us as "THECAPITOLNET" or "THECAPITOLNET22305" or "THECAPITOLN" or "TheCapitolNet 2026781600" or "TheCapitolNetAlexVA 7037393790".

See our payment policy for details.

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TheCapitol.Net, Inc.'s TIN (also called the Federal Employer Identification Number, or FEIN or just EIN), is 54-1917701. If you need a Form W-9,we have a pre-filled version here (1-page PDF)

We are registered with CCR.  Our SAN: 853-0513

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To request permission to reproduce any of our copyrighted material, please contact us and address your request to the attention of "Publisher". Your request should include:

• The exact material to be used, including title, ISBN, and page numbers

• Name address, phone number and email address of person requesting

• Name and address of publisher or organization reproducing or sponsoring the event or publication

• Purpose of use, including any price to be charged for the material or for admission to the event

• Type of use (book, dissertation, photocopy, PowerPoint or slide, software, online course materials, or incorporated into)

• Number of copies that will be made or number of times material will be used in a presentation

• If a presentation, approximate number of attendees expected in audience

• If the material will be mounted on a web (Internet or intranet) or file server and made available to other users, the location and URL.

We liberally grant limited licenses, many at no charge, to use our copyrighted material when the request is reasonable in scope and use. In the event that the material requested is more than nominal, we charge a license fee as part of the limited license. If a limited license is granted, we have specific forms of permission that must be used as part of that limited license.

The items published on our blog are copyright by TheCapitol.Net and licensed under a Creative Commons license - see Hobnob Blog's Terms of Use for details.

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17. Do you have a series of FAQs about Congress and Washington?

Yes we do, just click this sentence and then scroll down the page.  We also have a FAQ about our custom, on-site training.

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• FAQs About Our Public Training Courses

• FAQs About Our Custom, On-Site Training

• FAQs About Congress and Washington, DC

TheCapitol.Net is a non-partisan firm, and the opinions of its faculty, authors, clients and the owners and operators of its vendors are their own and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net. 

URLs: www.TheCapitol.Net/Publications/publicationsFAQ.html
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