Verso Books

• 1970 – New Left Books (NLB) is launched by *New Left Review*, using the Tatlin Tower as its logo. The early list focuses on translations of European political and social theory, economics, philosophy, and critical analysis of global politics.
• 1970s–1980s – NLB publishes influential works by theorists such as Theodor Adorno, Louis Althusser, Walter Benjamin, Henri Lefebvre, Georg Lukács, Ernest Mandel, Herbert Marcuse, Jean-Paul Sartre and Max Weber, alongside original works by Perry Anderson, Terry Eagleton, Tom Nairn and Raymond Williams.
• Late 1970s – Verso is launched as a paperback imprint and later becomes the sole imprint of NLB.
• 1990s – Verso opens a New York office and expands across fields including historical sociology, cultural and literary theory, international relations, political theory and geography.
• 2000s onwards – Verso continues to publish landmark books on international politics, the Middle East, South America, capitalism, feminism, nationalism, social theory, and culture, as well as selected fiction, biography and memoir.

Today Verso maintains editorial teams in New York, London and Paris, and its books are translated into many languages worldwide.

What Verso publishes

Verso's list includes:

• Critical and radical works on global politics and international relations
• Political and social theory, including Marxist, socialist, feminist and anti‑colonial traditions
• History, historical sociology and studies of capitalism, slavery, imperialism and nationalism
• Cultural and literary theory, art criticism and intellectual history
• Biographies, memoirs and selected works of fiction that intersect with politics and culture

Verso publishes both new titles and new editions or translations of classic works.

Verso's publishing approach

• Focus on radical and critical perspectives that challenge established opinions.
• Strong engagement with social movements, struggles for liberation and debates on the left.
• Commitment to high editorial standards and translations of important works originally published in other languages.

For current series, authors and subject areas, readers should refer to the catalog and author listings on the Verso Books website.

Format and device compatibility

• Verso sells DRM‑free ebooks (without Digital Rights Management restrictions).
• Product pages indicate when an ebook edition is available (for example, "Read on any device").
• Once purchased and downloaded, you can read Verso ebooks on any of your devices that support the file format.

Ownership and license

• When you buy a Verso ebook, you own the file once you have downloaded it.
• You may use it on any of your devices in perpetuity, subject to the licence conditions below.

Watermarking and personal information

• Verso ebooks contain visible and invisible watermarks, applied by Booxtream.
• These watermarks include your name and email address associated with the purchase.

What you are allowed to do

• Download the ebook for your personal use.
• Store and read it on multiple personal devices (e.g. computers, phones, tablets, e‑readers) that you control.

What you are not allowed to do

Under the Verso ebook licence, you must not:

• Upload Verso ebooks to any website or file‑sharing network.
• Make Verso ebooks available for distribution, sharing, copying, downloading or reselling in any form.

Verso notes that royalties from every sale are paid to the author, and encourages readers to buy their own licence rather than using someone else's copy.

If you have problems with an ebook

• If you experience issues with downloading or accessing a purchased ebook, you should contact Verso using the customer service details in the contact document, including your order number and relevant information about the problem.

This agent cannot access or resend individual files, so technical issues with a specific ebook must be resolved directly with Verso.

According to Verso's terms of service, purchases made through the Verso Books website are contracted with one of two entities, depending on your location:

• US and Canada: Verso, Inc. (based in Brooklyn, New York)
• UK and rest of world: New Left Books Ltd (trading as Verso) (based in London, UK)

Postal addresses

United States and Canada (Verso, Inc.) 388 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217 USA

United Kingdom and rest of world (New Left Books Ltd) 6 Meard St London W1F 0EG United Kingdom

Order and customer service email contacts

For help with orders, delivery problems or other order-related questions, Verso asks customers to write to:

• US and Canada: orders@versobooks.com
• UK, Europe and Rest of World: orders@verso.co.uk

Include your order number (a 7‑digit number starting with a "V") when contacting customer service about an existing order.

Telephone and fax (as listed in terms of service)

• Verso, Inc. (US and Canada)
• Tel: 718.246.810
• Fax: 718.246.8165

• New Left Books Ltd (UK and rest of world)
• Tel: +44.20.7437.3546
• Fax: +44.20.7734.0059

How to get more help

For issues not covered in the knowledge of this agent (for example, detailed questions about a specific order, invoice, or payment method), customers should contact Verso directly using the email addresses above or the contact details published on the Verso Books website.

Placing orders and account responsibility

• Orders are placed through customer accounts on the Verso Books website.
• All orders placed using your account details are your responsibility.
• You should keep your password secure and update it if you believe it has been compromised.

When payment is taken and when the contract is formed

• Verso Books must receive payment of the full price for the goods you order before your order can be accepted and a contract formed.
• Once payment has been authorised, Verso Books confirms your order by email, including your name, order number and total price.
• Verso Books makes every effort to ensure that payment is taken only once your goods are available for download or have shipped.
• Pre‑orders are only billed when the books ship to you.

Prices, taxes and shipping costs shown at checkout

• Any applicable taxes and shipping costs are displayed during checkout before you approve payment.
• These amounts do not include any import charges or fees applied by your local customs authority.

Problems with an order (damaged, defective or incorrect goods)

If there is a problem with your order, Verso asks that you notify them within the following timeframes:

• If goods are not what you ordered, are damaged or defective, or the quantity is incorrect, you should notify Verso within 30 days of delivery.
• If you do not receive the goods you ordered within 30 days of the date of dispatch, you should notify Verso within 60 days of the dispatch date.

If you notify Verso within these time limits, their obligations (at their option) are to:

• Make good any shortage or non‑delivery; or
• Replace any goods that are damaged or defective; or
• Refund to you the amount you paid for the goods in question to the original method of payment.

Returns, refunds and limitations

• Verso aims to make good, replace or refund your order when notified of problems within the required timeframes.
• Verso Books is not obliged to offer additional compensation beyond replacing or refunding the affected goods.
• Nothing in the terms is intended to limit your statutory consumer rights under applicable local law.

Changes to terms

• Verso's full terms and conditions, together with the current website prices, delivery details and contact details, form the whole agreement covering the supply of goods to you.
• These terms can only be varied in writing signed by a director of Verso Books.

For questions this summary does not answer, customers should consult the full Terms of service on the Verso Books website or contact Verso using the details in the contact document.

• Verso Books makes every effort to ensure that books are in stock and being shipped before taking payment.
• If Verso has insufficient stock to deliver the goods you ordered:
• You will be notified as soon as possible.
• Any amount already debited from your card will be re‑credited to your account.
• The refund will be made as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days of your order.
• For pre‑orders, Verso states that payment is taken only when the books ship to you.

Shipping costs and free shipping

• Verso offers free shipping worldwide when your order is over a certain threshold.
• The exact threshold and current shipping rates are kept up to date in Verso's FAQs. Customers should check the FAQ section on the Verso Books website for the latest details.

Delivery times and methods

• Verso will mail, or arrange a courier on your behalf, to deliver the goods ordered to the name and address you provide at checkout.
• Delivery will be made as soon as possible after your order is accepted and in any event within 30 days of dispatch.
• All delivery times shown on the website are estimates only, based on availability, normal processing and delivery company performance.
• You become the owner of the goods when they are dispatched to you from Verso's distribution centre.

Taxes, VAT and import duties

United States

• All US dollar prices displayed on the Verso Books website are exclusive of sales tax.
• Any applicable sales taxes are calculated during checkout and clearly displayed before you submit your final order.

United Kingdom and Europe

• All sterling prices displayed on the website are inclusive of UK VAT.
• If you are outside the UK, your final price may differ depending on the VAT rate that applies in your location; this will be displayed before you submit your final order.
• Under EU VAT legislation, certain book items (such as audiobooks and ebooks) are not eligible for reduced‑rate VAT and in those cases the standard VAT rate applies.

Rest of world

• Goods dispatched to addresses outside the US and EU are not subject to US sales tax or EU VAT.
• They may be subject to import duties and taxes levied when the package reaches your country.
• Any additional charges for customs clearance are the customer's responsibility.
• Verso does not control these charges and cannot predict what they may be.
• When ordering from Verso Books, you are considered the importer of record and must comply with the laws and regulations of the country where you receive the goods.

If your order is delayed or missing

• If you do not receive your goods within 30 days of dispatch, Verso asks that you notify them in writing at the contact address listed in their terms within 60 days of the dispatch date.
• Verso's obligations in such cases are set out in the ordering and returns document.

For questions about a specific shipment, customs charge or delivery date, customers should contact Verso directly using the details in the contact document, as this agent cannot access order‑specific tracking information.

Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.