How to order publications from CABE
Introduction
We have lots of publications that might interest you. They range from practical advice to corporate information about CABE. All of our publications can be downloaded from this site and most are available to order as print copies for free.
Placing your first order
- Find the publications you want
- Add the publications to your order or download them
- Register to complete your order
1. Finding a publication
Browsing for latest publications
Our newest publications are always available from the home page of this site or the publications page. If you are looking for a particular publication or a type of publication, you can browse our publications by:
- Month/year
- Publication type eg research or teaching resource
- Subject eg design review or public space
- Building and spaces type eg housing or health
- A-Z list
Searching
If you know the title or a key word used in one of our publication titles, use the search form. Adding double quotes (shift+2 on a PC) around your search term will search for that exact term.
2. Add the publications to your order or download them
Your order
Your order is where you build up list of publications you’d like us to send you. It’s just like the shopping cart you’d find on Amazon, but because we’re not charging you for publications, there’s no need to enter payment information. Just build up your order and login or register to get your publications.
Adding and removing items
If a publication is available to download, clicking the ‘Add to order’ button will add up to three copies to your order.
Why are some publications unavailable to order?
CABE is committed to environmental sustainability. We do not always print copies of our publications. Also, from time to time, our stock of printed publications runs low. At these times, we may remove the facility to order individual publications. However, all our publications are always available to download in Adobe PDF format.
Order limits and restrictions
To address the demand for our publications, we have had to put some restrictions in place to ensure that everyone gets their fair share of copies:
- Your order is limited to ten items
- You will only ever be able to order three copies of any individual publication
Contact publications@cabe.org.uk if there’s a problem.
Bulk orders and special requests
If you have any special requests, such as large orders or enquiries about finding publications on particular themes and subjects, contact our publications team for help.
International orders
We regret that we cannot send publications to non-UK addresses. Remember that all our publications are always available to download.
3. Register to complete your order
Why do I have to register?
We want to make ordering our publications as easy as possible every time you come back. We also want to know more about your interests so we can send you details of publications, events and other content that might be useful to you.
Registering with CABE makes it easy to
- Order publications
- Attend events
- Receive newsletters
We won’t share your personal information with anyone, so don’t worry. See our full terms and conditions for more details.
How to register
When you’re ready to complete your order, we’ll ask you either to log in or register. If this is your first time ordering a CABE publication, you’ll need to register. Click the ‘new user’(?) button and fill in the form. We’ll need to know your name and address of course, to be able to send you your publications. Unless you change your details, this is the only time you’ll need to give us these details. Next time you log in, we’ll remember who you are and where to send your order.
While you’re at it, you can select which of our regular email newsletters you’d like to receive and whether or not you’d like us to send you details of publications, events and other content that matches your interests. You can change these preferences at any time by logging in to your account.
Logging in and out
When you have registered with CABE, you will be able to log in to change your details, order publications or register for events via the ‘login’ link on every page.
Data protection, terms and conditions
Maintaining a user account on this website, downloading or ordering publications and receiving email newsletters are all subject to the terms and conditions of this website. Register with CABE page: By registering you are giving your consent for your details to be added to CABE’s database. We will not pass your data on to any third parties. To delete your account, please email enquiries@cabe.org.uk with the subject line ‘Delete my account’.
Downloading a publication
All our publications are available to download in Adobe PDF format. To read them, you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader (link to Adobe Acrobat Reader download page). OS X users will be able to view them in Preview.
Your account
Logging in
To log in, click the ‘log in’ link. It’s always there at the top of all pages on the website. You’ll be asked for your email address and password. Once logged in, you can order publications without having to fill in your delivery details and you can edit your details in the ‘My account’ section. To log out, click the… yes, you guessed it, ‘logout’ link.
Forgotten your password?
If you ever forget your password, you’ll find a ‘Forgotten password?’ link next to the login form. Enter your email address and we’ll send you a reminder email containing your password.
Updating your details
If you want to change your email address, delivery details or newsletter preferences, log in to your account and change your details to update them in our database.
Still need help?
Contact us at publications@cabe.org.uk for help.