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Harvard University Press is committed to making our scholarly materials available in a full range of digital formats—those that currently exist and those that will be developed in the future—to reach a worldwide community of readers.

eBook Access for Individuals

Digital editions of titles for which we hold electronic rights are published simultaneously with print editions. The following vendors carry many of the titles for which we hold electronic rights. Each service has its own pricing and delivery system. Please visit their sites for more information.

eBook Access for and via Libraries

Digital editions of Harvard University Press books are available to libraries and their patrons through a variety of wholesalers and distributors with varying platforms and programs. Libraries can purchase individual titles or subscribe to digital content packages from the vendors listed below. Please contact these vendors directly for additional information.

Digital Products

Harvard University Press is pleased to offer online editions of two critically-acclaimed print works: the complete Loeb Classical Library and the Dictionary of American Regional English. Access to these sites can be purchased on an individual or institutional basis.

Dictionary of American Regional English
Screenshot: Dictionary of American Regional English, Digital Edition, from Harvard University Press

The digital Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), located at daredictionary.com, offers powerful searching and interactive browsing by region, quotations with a complete bibliography, and maps illustrating where words were collected. The addition of DARE Survey data and audio recordings provides a dynamic resource for understanding the nature of words and their usage. How to Subscribe »

Digital Loeb Classical Library
Screenshot: Digital Loeb Classical Library, from Harvard University Press

The digital Loeb Classical Library (loebclassics.com)’s modern, elegant interface allows readers to browse, search, bookmark, annotate, and share content across more than 530 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts, anywhere in the world. The entire Classical Greek and Latin heritage is represented here with up-to-date texts and accurate English translations. How to Subscribe »

“E-ditions” of Previously Unavailable Titles

Harvard University Press has partnered with De Gruyter to make available for sale virtually all in-copyright HUP books that had become unavailable since their original publication. The 2,800 titles in the e-ditions program can be purchased individually as PDF eBooks or as hardcover reprint (“print-on-demand”) editions. They are also available to institutions in ten separate subject-area packages that reflect the entire spectrum of the Press’s catalog.

All individual titles in the e-ditions program are $65.00/€48,00 and are available worldwide. Search for them directly on De Gruyter’s website, or browse on this site and follow the “Available from De Gruyter” links to purchase.

Digital Search and Discovery

Nearly every HUP book goes into the digital search and discovery channels of the vendors listed below. Please visit their sites for more information.

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A Lesson in German Military History with Peter Wilson

In his landmark book Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500, acclaimed historian Peter H. Wilson offers a masterful reappraisal of German militarism and warfighting over the last five centuries, leading to the rise of Prussia and the world wars. Below, Wilson answers our questions about this complex history,