e-Duke Books

About

e-Duke Books provides access to over 3,000 e-books published by Duke University Press in the humanities and social sciences. Key subject areas include anthropology, art history and theory, Asian studies, cultural studies, ethnic studies, film and television, gender and sexuality studies, Latin American studies, political theory, and science studies. Libraries that purchase the 2026 collection own perpetual access to approximately 120 new e-books released in 2026 and receive term access to 3,000 backlist titles during the calendar year.

All current and backlist titles in e-Duke Books are hosted at read.dukeupress.edu.

Individual titles in electronic format are available direct from DUP in our pick-and-choose model, or from select vendors, including ProQuest, EBSCO, and Dawson Books.

Promotional Materials

Collection Features

DRM-free: users can print, read online, or download PDFs by chapter
Unlimited multiuser access
Tiered discounting
Perpetual access to purchased content
Term access to over 3,000 backlist titles
MARC records created by catalogers at Duke University Libraries included at no additional charge
COUNTER-compliant usage statistics

Included Content

Each year's title list is similar to an approval plan profile: institutions decide annually to purchase access to all available new Duke University Press e-books based on the Press's well-established track record as a leading publisher of cutting-edge scholarship in the humanities and social sciences.

Current title list is provided above. The only Duke titles excluded from the electronic collection are those to which Duke does not hold electronic rights. (Excluded titles are noted.)

e-Duke Books Archive

The Archive includes perpetual access to 1,200+ titles published before 2008, when our e-Duke Books collection launched. The annual collections for 2008 through 2025 are each available for outright purchase at the 2026 collection price.

Electronic Access

Before orders can be processed, Duke University Press must receive prepayment and have a signed site license agreement on file, unless other arrangements have been made. Prepayment must be sent to

Duke University Press
Customer Relations
905 W. Main St., Suite 18B
Durham, NC 27701
+1.919.688.5134 (ph), +1-919-688-2615 (fax)
orders@dukeupress.edu

Institutions will receive a confirmation email when access is activated.

License

Duke University Press requires a site license agreement in order to grant access to e-Duke Books. Institutions that previously signed a site license for e-Duke Books do not need to resubmit a license.

Any questions regarding the site license can be directed to the Library Relations and Sales Manager at +1.919.687.3655 or dup_libraryrelations@duke.edu.

e-Book Site License (PDF)

Usage Statistics

Please access the Institutional Administrator Dashboard to download your COUNTER-compliant usage statistics. If you have not received setup instructions for the Dashboard, please email platformqueries@dukeupress.edu.