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 Introducing Carel Press


What's our aim? To provide librarians and teachers with high quality resources, which are practical, eye-catching and make learning successful.

What are our specialist areas?
• Issues, controversies and up-to-date statistics
• Library skills and resources
• Study and exam skills
• Shakespeare and Drama
• English
• TESL
• Citizenship & PSHE


What type of publications? Books and digital resources, not to mention posters and world maps!

Who uses our resources? Schools, colleges, libraries, and, of course, individuals.

Feedback Please let us have your comments on our titles and this web site too! We welcome suggestions for new publications in our specialist areas: please see the bottom of this page.

Bulk discounts Email us or phone 01228 538928.

Displays For a free display of our titles for a meeting or conference email or phone 01228 538928.

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Ordering information

Try before you buy!
Librarians & teachers can buy and order approval copies without having to prepay (UK only). All our titles are available on approval in the UK (except eBooks, pdf posters and Shakespeare posters).

Do you have a paper catalogue?
Yes, if you prefer to browse a paper catalogue then you can download, and print from here. Or you can Email us asking for a copy to be sent to you in the post.
Download complete catalogue
Download English catalogue

Do you accept private orders?
Yes! We welcome private orders from the UK & overseas.

Do you accept payment by credit card?
Yes - we accept VISA, Mastercard and Switch (not American Express).

Postage and packing
p&p £1.50 (mainland UK), FREE on orders over £35. (elsewhere at cost: sample overseas costs below)

Do you pay return postage on approval copies?
Sorry - we pay the postage one way only. (The great majority of people choose to keep the titles they receive. Paying return postage for the others would put up our prices!)

VAT (sales tax)
There is no VAT (Value Added Tax) on books or maps. VAT is added to non book resources. VAT is refunded to UK state schools and libraries. No VAT is charged outside the European Union. Customers in EU countries please give your VAT registration number to reclaim the tax.

FAQs

What are pdf posters?
These are digital posters - you can print as many copies of them as you like at a variety of sizes. We send you the digital pdf files (we do not post you printed posters).

Are there any teaching and research ideas for Essential Articles and Fact File?
You can download one page pdfs with Research & teaching ideas for Essential Articles and Fact File respectively. Please go to the download tabs on the Essential Articles and Fact File pages.

What is the difference between QuickSearch and LiveSearch?
QuickSearch and LiveSearch are online tools to make searching easier. They both use a wide range of keywords making it easier to find what you're looking for. The key difference is that QuickSearch looks at several volumes and produces a list, while LiveSearch looks at individual volumes and brings you the actual page.

Anyone can use QuickSearch – it's like a super index of recent volumes of Essential Articles and Fact File. Just enter a search term and it quickly produces a printable list of relevant articles and statistics.

There is a separate LiveSearch for Fact File and for Essential Articles online. This is available once you have bought the book and have got your code from us so you can search and instantly find relevant pages as PDFs.

Can I access the digital versions of Fact File and Key Organisations without using a password and code?
Yes, they are also accessible by your static IP address (ie if you use the same connection to the internet all of the time). We need to know the single IP address of the proxy server or gateway that your computers use to access the Internet. ReadPlus can also be accessed by IP address.

Which titles are suitable for English language teaching, and British Studies?
The Shorter Shakespeare series, Essential Articles (for advanced learners), Posters for English and Fact File. Key Organisations would also be useful for British Studies.


Information for our overseas customers

Key Stages & age groups:
Key Stage 2: age 7-11, years 3-6 of primary school
Key Stage 3: age 11-14, years 7-9 of secondary school
Key Stage 4: age 14-16, years 10 and 11 of secondary school

GCSE exams taken at 16
Post 16 exams: Advanced Level - A/S (Advanced Supplementary) and A2 taken at 17 and 18, often called 'Sixth Form'
Scotland: Years of secondary education: S1 to S6. Exams: Standard Grade and Highers.

Overseas Approval
Unfortunately because of high postage costs we are not able to post approval or inspection copies overseas.
Overseas private customers can order using our shopping cart. We will then email you the postage cost & ask for pre-payment by VISA or MasterCard.

Overseas postal costs on sample titles:

Title

Essential Articles
Fact File
Key Organisations
All 3 titles above

Weight

0.93 kilos
0.9 kilos
0.5 kilos
2.05 kilos

Europe

£13.02
£12.80
£7.98
£18.65

Rest of World

£18.46
£18.02
£10.88
£30.78

Write For Us

Please study our titles carefully so that there's a good match between your proposal and our strengths and areas.
Outline your proposal in a synopsis, indicating clearly:

  • Who the resource is aimed at
  • Why there's a need for it
  • What kind of resource is it?
  • What's the competition?
Send a short sample with a suggested contents page. There's no need to go design these sample pages. What we're interested in is the quality of the idea. We can provide the design, if the idea is a good one and fits into our publishing programme. When we receive your proposal we'll look at it, and perhaps get 2 or 3 people to comment on it for us. This, of course, takes time.