Permissions

Welcome to the Random House Copyright & Permissions Web Page.
All published material by Random House, Inc. and its divisions is protected under copyright law. Written permission is required from the publisher if you wish to reproduce any of our material.

All requests directed to Random House, Inc. must be made in writing, by mail or by fax. It is not our policy to grant permissions verbally, neither is it our policy to accept permission requests via e-mail. In addition, no requests are handled on a rush basis.

If you wish to photocopy material for academic use, please contact:

How to request permission to use material from Random House

Where to send your permission

How to request permission to use material from Random House

Please take the time to examine the book, including the copyright and acknowledgement page(s).

If your source is an anthology or a collection of various authors' works, you must review the copyright, acknowledgement page(s), the front matter, and the back matter to locate the information pertaining to the original source of the material in the book which you wish to copy. Your request should be directed to that party.

If the book is a paperback, please check the copyright page carefully to see if it contains information indicating that the paperback was published by arrangement with another publisher. In most cases you will need to apply to the original hardcover publisher for permission.

Since many requests require research, please submit your request as early as possible. It takes approximately 3-5 weeks to receive a written response to your request.

Your request should be as complete as possible. Please provide the following information:

Title and author of the book from which you wish to reprint
The imprint (Random House, Knopf, Broadway, Dell, etc.)
ISBN (the number which appears on the back cover above the bar code)
The exact material you wish to reprint. Please provide copies of our material in context as well as the page numbers on which this material appears in our book.
Title and publisher of your book, proposed date of publication, price and print run, format (hardcover, softcover, E-book, etc).
Territories of distribution for which you require permission (US, US and Canada, world, etc.)
A self-addressed stamped envelope would be appreciated

For non-academic photocopy requests, please indicate which pages from our book you would like to copy and how many copies you would like to make.

For your convenience, we have created a form to be filled out and submitted by mail or fax for your individual permission request.

CLICK HERE FOR PERMISSIONS FORM.

Where to send your permission

For books published by the following groups:

Bantam Dell Publishing Group: Bantam, Crimeline, Delacorte Press, Dell, Delta, The Dial Press, Domain, DTP, Fanfare, Island, Spectra

Crown Publishing Group: Bell Tower, Clarkson Potter, Crown, Crown Business, Crown Forum, Crown Journeys, Harmony Books, Prima, Shaye Areheart Books, Three Rivers Press

Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group: Anchor Bible, Broadway, Currency, Doubleday, Main Street Books, Nan A. Talese,The New Jerusalem Bible

Fodor's: Around the City with Kids, Fodor's Gold Guides, Cityguides, Citypacks, Compass American Guides, Exploring Guides, Flashmaps, Languages for Travelers, Pocket Guides, Travel Historic America, Where to Weekend

Knopf Publishing Group: Alfred A. Knopf, Everyman's Library, Pantheon Books, Schocken Books and Vintage Anchor

Random House Children's Books: Bantam Books for Young Readers, Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, Laurel-Leaf, Random House Children's Publishing, Skylark, Starfire, Yearling, Dragonfly, Random House, Knopf Children's Books, Crown Children's Books, Golden Books, Sesame Street

Random House Information Group: House Collectibles, Kovels', Living Language, Princeton Review, Random House Puzzles & Games, Random House Reference

Random House Trade Publishing Group: Ballantine Books, Ballantine Wellspring, David McKay, Del Rey, Fawcett, Ivy, One World/Strivers Row, Presidio Press, Random House Adult Trade, Random House Trade Paperbacks, The Modern Library, Villard Books

Random House Value Publishing: Children's Classics, Crescent Books, Derrydale, Gramercy Books, Testament Books, Wings Books

PLEASE BE SURE TO SPECIFY THE IMPRINT IN YOUR REQUEST.
Please send your request to:

Random House, Inc.
Copyright & Permissions Department
1745 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Fax: 212/572-6066

For books published by WaterBrook Press, send your request either by mail or by fax to:

12265 Oracle Boulevard, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80921

NOTE: Random House, Inc. also distributes books for various publishers. Permission to reprint from these books, however, must be obtained from the actual publisher, rather than Random House. Below is a list of some of these companies. Please apply directly.

Karen Brown Guides, Real U, Shambhala, Steerforth Press

For dramatic performance, film/television, translation, and reprint rights, please call the Random House general information number at 212/782-9000 and request to be connected to the subsidiary rights department of the specific imprint.