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 (CQ) 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 / SAM, 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, Legislative Drafter's Deskbook, Testifying Before Congress, Congressional Procedure, Congressional Deskbook, Congressional Operations Poster, Media Relations Handbook, Real World Research Skills, 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 We do not publish fictional works, biographies or memoirs.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 2015, five of our eleven authored titles have been finalists in the Benjamin Franklin Awards, and two of those were winners.
 

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3.  How often are your publications updated?

Prior to 2023, the Congressional Directory was updated each year and was usually available by the middle of April - we no longer sell the Congressional Directory. 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 do I order a book from you? Do you take phone orders? How are your publications shipped?

You can order our books directly from us by:
 - Placing an online order using credit card or PayPal. Select the "Buy from TheCapitol.Net" button where it is available.

 - Mailing an order form (2-page PDF) to us with payment (check or money order).

Many of our publications are available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. See publication web pages for links.

We do not take phone orders.

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 usually ship within 1 business day, but we will contact you if we have any questions about your order. We email a tracking number to you after your order is processed.

See our Payment page for the methods of payment that we accept.

We do not ship an order until payment in full is received. (Allow 2 weeks for checks to clear.)

Unpaid orders are cancelled after 4 weeks.

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 MyUS.com or USABox for a U.S. address.

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

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

For publications that are signed or inscribed by the author and shipped to addresses in the United States, our shipping and handling charge is 16% of the order subtotal, $20 minimum.

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. At our option, we will refund 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 ordered directly from us, the bookseller's shipping rates and discount policies apply.

Sales Tax: Only physical items shipped to Virginia addresses are subject to Virginia sales tax (5% before July 1, 2103, 6% after July 1, 2013). We do not collect sales tax for any other state or jurisdiction. Our courses and online downloadable products are not subject to Virginia sales tax.

If a taxable item is shipped to Virginia and you are ordering for a tax-exempt organization, our online order form has a place to indicate your Virginia tax exempt number.

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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, your 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 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 or other reseller and we want to sell one of your publications; do you offer a discount to bookstores / resellers?

Yes, for publications available directly from us except for the Pocket Constitution. Please note that not all of our publications are available for purchase directly from us.

Bookstores and book resellers (museums, gift shops, historical societies, etc.) send your orders to us on your letterhead via fax (202-688-2424) or PDF attachment to email (registrar -at- thecapitol.net). Include contact information, shipping address, bookstore/reseller FEIN/TIN, name of title, ISBN, and quantity desired, and we'll get back to you with cost and shipping. We require prepayment.

Bookstores and resellers can also order online: add the titles and quantities you want to your shopping cart, add a note that this order is for a bookstore or reseller, provide your state tax resale number, then select "Check" as the payment method. We will call or email you (the number and email must be that of the bookstore or reseller) to confirm your order and let you know the discounted price. We will then generate and email an invoice to you. You can provide us with credit card information over the phone, or mail us a check.

We ship only after we have received payment.

Returns for books purchased directly from us by bookstores: we accept returns for books purchased directly from us by resellers when the books are in new condition and only up to 90 days after the invoice date. Contact us first for RMA.

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. Alternatively, you can order directly from Ingram or other major distributors.

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 using a credit card or PayPal, 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, 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?

For online orders, we accept Mastercard, VISA, American Express, Discover, and PayPal.

If you wish to pay using a check or money order, you must mail a completed order form (PDF ) to us. We do not accept checks from non-US banks, and all payments must be made in USD ($). (Checks and money orders must be mailed to TheCapitol.Net, Customer Service, 117 So. Hollywood Blvd., #115, Steubenville, OH 43952)

Purchase orders are not payments.

We do not ship an order until we have received payment in full.

We cancel unpaid orders after 4 weeks.

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 / SAM.  Our SAN: 853-0513

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Our copyright notice is here: TCNCopy.com

To request permission to reproduce any of our copyrighted material, please contact us IN WRITING and address your request to the attention of "Publisher". Your WRITTEN 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. If multiple events, list all events and number of attendees expected at each.

• 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 multiple presentations, include number of attendees and number of presentations.

• Time period for which you are requesting permission.

• 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.

Our Legislative Process Flowchart, Leadership of Congress, and Congressional Calendar PDFs are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. This means that you may use these PDFs in books, course manuals, handouts, presentations, and on the Internet with our permission as long as the PDF is not altered, which includes displaying all headers, all URLs, copyright, and the Creative Commons license appearing on the PDF.

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.

Rewards for Information Leading to Settlement  / Prosecution of Infringement

We pay cash awards up to $25,000 for any information leading to a successful settlement or prosecution of infringement of our licenses and intellectual property. (Tips about infringement can be reported to us by phone at 202-678-1600 or by email form.)  

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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. 

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