Books

How to Order

You can support your favourite local bookshop by ordering our books through them, or order directly from us via your preferred method below.

1. Order Online
The CSIRO Publishing website provides an easy-to-use and secure online system that allows customers from anywhere in the world to order our print books. Get started by searching for a particular title or author, or browsing our books catalogue by subject area.

2. Telephone our Customer Service team
To place your order by telephone, call +[61 3] 9545 8555 or 1300 788 000 (local call rate in Australia)

3. Email our Customer Service team
Email your order request to csiropublishing@csiro.au

Print-on-Demand

CSIRO Publishing have partnered with Ingram Lightning Source to provide our books to our customers as Print-on-Demand.

What is Print-on-Demand?

Print-on-Demand is a printing technology and model where copies of a title are printed in response to orders, enabling customers to purchase single or small quantities of a book that may otherwise be unavailable in print.

Keeping our books on paper with Print-on-Demand

CSIRO Publishing keeps over 350 titles available as physical books through Print-on-Demand, with additional backlist titles added regularly.

Our suitable frontlist titles will be made available as Print-on-Demand at the time of release to ensure consistent worldwide availability.

Pricing for Print-on-Demand

Some of our Print-on-Demand titles are priced higher than books held in stock. This reflects the way they are produced.

With Print-on-Demand, books are printed only when an order is received. As a result, there are no bulk printing discounts, but it also eliminates excess inventory and waste. The slightly higher cost-per-book supports the flexibility of this model, including immediate availability of our backlist catalogue and a reduction in environmental impact compared to overprinting.

The implementation of Print-on-Demand strongly aligns with CSIRO sustainability goals. Learn more about CSIRO's sustainability strategy (external link).

How do I know which titles are Print-on-Demand?

When ordering on our website, Print-on-Demand titles will include a notice on the product page.

Why can’t I find a title available as Print-on-Demand?

Generally, the title is a full-colour book, which is not a compatible Print-on-Demand format at this time.

If you need help finding a copy of a title, please email: csiropublishing@csiro.au

Customer Queries & Returns

The answers to a range of common customer queries can be viewed on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

If you have received a faulty (e.g. misbound or misprinted) or damaged product ordered from CSIRO Publishing, please contact our Customer Service team with the name of the book, your invoice number and any other relevant details describing the defect.

Otherwise, if you are not completely satisfied with any product ordered from CSIRO Publishing, please contact our Customer Service team within 14 days of receipt of your purchase to arrange return and refund or exchange. We are unable to provide a refund or exchange for products that are not returned in saleable condition.

Customer Service:
Tel: +[61 3] 9545 8555 or 1300 788 000 (local call rate in Australia)
Email: csiropublishing@csiro.au

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eBooks

Learn more about our eBooks for institutional and individual purchase.