Resources For Academics

Who is Kogan Page Academic?

At Kogan Page Academic, we work with distinguished authors to publish accessible textbooks and additional resources that support teaching and learning for students in further and higher education. Our academic books are rooted in real-world issues encountered in workplaces across the globe, with a strong practical focus so that students can hit the ground running and continue to feel supported as they embark on their careers.

Our academic portfolio covers a broad range of subject areas including:

• Business and Management
• Human Resources, Learning & Development
• Marketing and Communications
• Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations
• Skills, Careers and Employability
• Risk and Compliance
• Accounting Finance and Banking

We support instructors with a range of formats to suit their needs, including print, ebook, digital collections and customized publications. Textbooks are supported by pedagogic features, as well as being complemented by a bank of supporting teaching resources, including lecture slides, videos and more. We regularly publish new editions of our textbooks to ensure they remain up to date with the continually evolving business landscape.

Publishing with us

Ready to write the next big textbook in your area?

We publish books which are adopted for use on academic courses across a range of business subject areas for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

We offer a personalized and fully developed approach to publishing new textbooks. At each stage of the process, we work closely with academics to create the best book for the market, from in-depth market research, peer reviewing of proposals, adoption seeding draft material, development editing and support, to campus calling and sales promotion from our dedicated team.

Our textbook proposal guidelines can also be found here.

Have an idea or questions about the process? Get in touch with our commissioning team.

KoganPage+ eBook Platform

Kogan Page+ provides access to all Kogan Page content and textbooks through an unlimited-user ebook-first platform. Designed around librarian workflows to support both students and faculty, Kogan Page+ gives institutions comprehensive collections that are cost-effective, constantly updated and accessible, on one complete platform.

Available collections

• CIPD Collection
• HR Ultimate (includes CIPD titles)
• Marketing Collection
• Logistics Collection
• Kogan Page Complete – all our titles, including new titles as they are released

All Collections include relevant textbooks.

For more information, or to request a trial, contact us.

Request inspection copies

Considering new teaching material for your course?

We provide complimentary ebook inspection copies of all our academic books and textbooks to academics from accredited colleges and universities to allow you to review the suitability of the content for your course.

In return, we ask that you complete a feedback form within 30 days of receiving your copy and notify your library, campus bookshop or purchasing department if your students will be using the book.

In line with our sustainability values, we offer eBook inspection copies. A print copy may be offered on confirmation of an adoption. For more information on inspection copies, please click here.

How to request an inspection copy:

1. Register for a Kogan Page academic account
   Sign up here and tick ‘Request an academic account’. Your account will be approved in 1-3 working days.
2. Log in to your account
   Click the 'sign in' option in the top right corner of our website and enter your login details.
3. Find and request your chosen book
   Find your chosen book and click the ‘inspection copy’ button beneath the book cover.
4. Access your ebook
   Go to the ‘my ebooks’ tab within your Kogan Page account – you will receive access to the electronic inspection copy within 24 hours of requesting.
5. Provide feedback
   Once you’ve had time to review the inspection copy, you will receive a survey from our Sales team via email, whereby you will be required to provide feedback and confirm whether you will be adopting the book for your course.

Please note, inspection copies will not be accessible until after the stated publication day on the book’s product page.

Alternatively, you can request copies below:
(Terms and conditions apply)

Custom books

Ever wanted to curate a customized book for your course?

We offer a variety of personalized options to build your own custom publication, so you can tailor your book’s content to meet the requirements of your module and meet your students’ needs.

Bundles

Have more than one of our books on your reading list?

Simply let us know which books you are adopting for your course and we will arrange a special ‘pack’ or title ‘bundle’ which can be made available to your students in print or ebook. For more information, contact our Academic Sales team.

Supporting resources

Looking for some additional resources to complement your teaching?

All our academic books come with a bank of supporting online resources, including materials such as PowerPoint slides, multiple choice questions and videos. These can be found beneath the 'Resources' tab on a book's product page.

To download these for free, all you need to do is create an academic account or sign in if you already have one. If you need additional resources for any title, please get in touch.

Where to find our books

Our books are available in university and college libraries around the world, in both print and ebook format. Our sales representatives liaise with subject librarians at international business schools, higher education institutions and public libraries to keep them up to date with our latest title information.

We work closely with all major retailers and library suppliers to ensure libraries have access to our full range of titles. For our complete titles listing, you can download full bibliographic information for all our forthcoming titles, including price and product category information.

Our new digital platform, KoganPage+, allows institutions to access collections of Kogan Page titles on an unlimited user basis. We also work with all the main academic library providers, including:

• VitalSource
• Kortext
• Bibliu
• Perlego
• Ebooks.com
• RedShelf
• Kivuto
• Proquest EbookCentral
• EBSCO
• VLEbooks (Askew & Holts/Browns)
• iGroup
• OverDrive

If your library would like to discuss collection development or content matching, please get in touch.

Browse our Academic Catalogue

Teaching or studying on a CIPD accredited course?

As the CIPD’s official publishing partner, we publish the books students will need to successfully complete their CIPD qualifications, supporting them at every stage of their journey.

From books for the Foundation Certificate in People Practice through to the Associate Diplomas in People Management and Organisational Learning, to the Advanced Diplomas in Strategic People Management and Strategic Learning and Development, our CIPD publishing helps set students up for academic and professional success.

Topics covered include recruitment and selection, talent management, employment law, L&D, analytics, inclusion and wellbeing.

All our CIPD books contain pedagogic features to support learning and show how the theory applies in practice, including exercises, activities, case studies, definitions of key terms, further reading suggestions and reflective questions. Each book is also accompanied by additional online resources.

Whether studying in-person, online, independently or with others, CIPD books help students excel at their studies and feel confident embarking on a career in HR, Learning and Development or any other part of the people profession.

About the CIPD

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development(CIPD) is the professional body for HR and people development. Established over 100 years ago, it offers thought leadership and independent research as well as professional training and qualifications at Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced level. It also provides accreditation for those working in HR and learning and development. With hubs in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Asia, the CIPD has 160,000 members around the world.

Browse our range of CIPD books here.

Looking to get in touch with a member of our sales team? 

Find your key contacts below:

Paul Raymond
Academic Sales Manager
praymond@koganpage.com

Matt De Bono
Digital & Library Sales Manager
mdebono@koganpage.com