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Online
Browse through the online catalogue and add books to your shopping cart. You can pay by credit or debit card using a secure transaction environment with Protx. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Switch and Delta/Connect.
We are also happy to invoice you for orders over £50. Simply choose 'invoice' as payment method.
By phone 08450 77 77 07
You will need a credit or debit card to order by phone. We can only take phone orders for books that are already published.
Lines are open 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday–Friday.
By fax 020 7391 4804
Fill in the booking form below or write out your order separately and fax it to us. You can give us your credit card details or, for orders over £50, you can ask to be invoiced.
By post
Directory of Social Change, 24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP
Fill in the booking form below and send it to us. You can give us your credit/debit card details or enclose a cheque payable to the 'Directory of Social Change'.
By email
Send an email to publications@dsc.org.uk
Please include details of what you would like to order and full contact and delivery details. You can give us your credit card details or, for orders over £50, you can ask to be invoiced.
Overseas orders
If you are outside the UK, you can order online or by phone and pay by credit card. You can also put your order in writing to the address on the order form.
We will invoice you on a pro-forma basis, with the appropriate overseas postage charge added. The books will be sent as soon as we receive payment in one of the following ways:
- Credit card using our official order form which will be sent with the pro-forma invoice
- Sterling cheque drawn on UK bank
- Sterling bank draft drawn on UK bank
Please make cheques payable to 'Directory of Social Change'.
For overseas orders delivery times are dependent on the final destination but we are willing to give estimated timings on request.
Orders in person
If you are based in London, or just visiting, why not call in at our Charity Bookshop at 24 Stephenson Way, open 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday - Friday.
If you are in Liverpool, you can buy books from our Liverpool office, Federation House, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BW.
Maps and directiions are available.
Bulk discounts
If you wish to order multiple copies of a single title, DSC operates a bulk discount scheme on its self-published titles only.
We are unable as yet to process bulk orders online so for more information and to order, phone Customer Services on 08450 77 77 07 or email us.
| No. of copies | Discount |
| 5+ | 5% |
| 10+ | 10% |
| 25+ | 20% |
| 50+ | 25% |
| 100+ | 30% |
P&P inclusive.
Trade orders
Bookshop orders should be sent to our trade distributor:
Central Books, 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN
Tel: 020 8986 4854
Fax: 020 8533 5821
Email: orders@centralbooks.com
Payment methods
We accept payment by cards (Visa, Mastercard, Switch and Delta/Connect ), cheque or BACS (details for which can be found here)
If you cannot give payment with the order, we are happy to invoice you provided the total order value is over £50.
Delivery
We aim to process all orders as quickly as possible, but please allow 7 working days for delivery within the UK.
If you need your books urgently, please let us know and we will do our best to help.
For overseas orders delivery times are dependent on the final destination but we are willing to give estimated timings on request.
Postage and packing
Our charges for delivery are now as follows:
| Order value | UK p&p rate | Europe | Zones 1+2 |
| Up to £9.99 | £1.75 | £2.50 | £3.50 |
| £10 to £19.99 | £2.75 | £5 | £9 |
| £20 to £29.99 | £3.75 | £7 | £12 |
| £30 to £49.99 | £5.50 | £10 | £18 |
| £50 to £99.99 | £6.75 | £14 | £22 |
| Over £100 | FREE | N/A* | N/A* |
No p&p charge for subscription websites or CD-ROMs.
*Please Note: There is a maximum limit of £100 for Overseas online orders. Please email us for overseas orders above £100.