About Us
University Custom Publishing is here to help you with all your custom publishing needs for your class. We offer a wide range of services, including copyright clearance, high quality on demand printed and digital online course readers, business case studies, class handouts to out of print books. University Custom Publishing is a stand-alone division of the University of Southern California, with a staff of 5 full-time employees and offices in Los Angeles and Redwood City. Currently, we are the largest campus-based operation in the nation, serving over 20 distinguished academic institutions throughout the U.S. Our reputation for quality products and services has led to partnerships with leading institutions and organizations within the industry. University Custom Publishing offers services that are catered to the unique needs of each school. Some of the schools we serve include:
- California State University, San Bernardino
- California State University, Northridge
- Santa Monica College
- Gonzaga University
- Stanford University
- Hobart & William Smith Colleges
- Idaho State University
- Claremont Colleges
- New York Chiropractic College
- University of Montana
- University of Utah
- Pepperdine University
- San Francisco State University
- Mount Saint Mary’s College
- Saybrook University
- University of San Francisco
- Merrit College
- Laney College
History
We began as a small but convenient “side service” provided by the USC Bookstore’s Textbooks Department in the mid 1980s. As the demand for course readers increased, the service assumed a more streamlined and formalized structure. Textbook employees were first assigned on a part-time basis and eventually on a full-time basis to the specific task of assembling 15 to 20 course readers submitted by faculty each semester.
Since those early days, the custom publishing industry has experienced steady growth across the country as more faculty members embraced course readers as supplements or alternatives to textbooks for their courses. USC Trojan Bookstore Custom Publishing has experienced the same growth in volume and size. Though the initial focus was on serving faculty at the USC campus, external requests gradually allowed the department to offer the same quality service to other institutions, first in California, and then around the country. In 1995, due to the expanding list of schools being served, the custom publishing department was formally established as UNIVERSITY CUSTOM PUBLISHING, a division of the USC Trojan Bookstores.