Welcome to the Global Academic Supply website (the "Site"), which is owned and operated by Flat World Services. By using this Site, you unconditionally agree to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use (the "Terms"). If you do not agree with the Terms, you must immediately leave the Site.
All of the material on this Site is owned by or licensed to Global Academic Supply. Global Academic Supply provides this material to offer information about products, services and other information. Global Academic Supply grants you a limited, nonexclusive, revocable license to access and make personal, non-commercial use of the contents of the Site (the "Contents"). This license does not include any right to (a) download (other than page caching), reproduce, copy or modify the Site or Contents, or any portion or derivative thereof; (b) the resale or commercial use of any collection or any product listings, descriptions or prices (unless you have a business relationship with Global Academic Supply which authorizes such use); (c) any derivative use of this Site or the Contents; (d) any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; (e) framing or utilizing framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information; or (f) using any metatags or other "hidden text" utilizing the Global Academic Supply name or trademarks.
You may download one copy of the material for your own personal, noncommercial use on your own personal home computer. You may not copy or make any changes to downloaded materials. Downloaded materials remain the property of Global Academic Supply. Except as provided above, you may not copy, distribute, or publish materials from this Site without Global Academic Supply's prior written consent.
Please review Global Academic Supply's Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to the Site.
The Site is targeted to institutions, businesses, libraries, government buyers, and resellers. Individuals under the age of 18 ("Minors") are not permitted to use the Site without the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to be bound by these Terms. If you are the parent or guardian agreeing to these Terms on behalf of a Minor, you are fully responsible for the Minor's use of the Site, including all financial charges and legal liability that the Minor may incur. Your access to, and use of, the Site is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. By using this Site, you represent and warrant that you are eighteen (18) years of age and that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and abide by the Terms.
In order to access or use certain portions of the Site, you may be required to register and create an account ("Account") with Global Academic Supply. Information gathered through the registration process and any other information related to your Account will be subject to these Terms as well as to our Privacy Policy. You represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and that all information provided by you when creating your Account is true, accurate and complete, and that you will maintain such information at all times. Information related to your Account should be maintained by you in a confidential manner, as you are solely responsible for the usage of your Account by any third parties. It is your responsibility to advise us if you are aware of any unauthorized access to your Account. In our sole and absolute discretion, we may terminate your Account for any reason. Any payments made via the Site will be processed and charged by the third party or company designated by Global Academic Supply in accordance with the payment method you select. If you are paying by credit or debit card, by designating a card to be billed, you confirm that you are authorized to make such payment.
Global Academic Supply, operated by Flat World Services, is an independent wholesale reseller and distributor of books and educational materials. We are not the publisher, printer, manufacturer, copyright owner, or intellectual property owner of the products we sell unless expressly stated. Books are sourced through third-party distributors, wholesalers, and supply partners and are supplied onward in the ordinary course of business.
Unless expressly stated otherwise at the time of sale, products are supplied in substantially the same condition as received by Global Academic Supply from its suppliers. Global Academic Supply does not reproduce, reprint, relabel, or otherwise tamper with the content of products received through its supply chain.
Except where required by applicable law or expressly stated in writing at the point of sale, Global Academic Supply does not make any independent certification or verification regarding authenticity, provenance, chain of custody, publisher authorisation, manufacturing origin, edition status, collectability, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or suitability for resale on any specific marketplace, beyond the information provided by its suppliers or stated at the point of sale. Descriptions provided by publishers, distributors, or other third parties are believed to be accurate but are not independently verified by Global Academic Supply.
The purchaser is solely responsible for determining whether any product is suitable for resale through Amazon, Walmart, eBay, educational procurement systems, or any other marketplace, retailer, or platform. Global Academic Supply does not guarantee that any marketplace will accept, approve, list, permit, or continue to permit the resale of any product. Marketplace investigations, account suspensions, authenticity reviews, policy enforcement actions, listing removals, or similar actions by third parties remain solely the purchaser's responsibility.
The purchaser acknowledges that they have independently determined that the products purchased are suitable for their intended use, and assumes all commercial risks associated with resale, redistribution, or use of the products after delivery.
Unless otherwise noted, all images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, and text, the overall "look and feel", processes, software, technology, and other materials and Content which appear on the Site are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by Global Academic Supply, one of its affiliates, or by third parties who have licensed their materials to Global Academic Supply, and are protected by U.S. and international copyright and other intellectual property laws. The compilation of all contents on this Site is the exclusive property of Global Academic Supply. The Global Academic Supply names and logos and all related product and service names, design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of Global Academic Supply and its affiliates. All other marks are the property of their respective companies. Access to this Site does not authorize anyone to use any name, logo or mark in any manner.
Parties other than Global Academic Supply may operate stores, provide services, or sell product lines on this Site, and Global Academic Supply may provide links to the sites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. Global Academic Supply is not responsible for examining or evaluating, and does not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their websites. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.
You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site, including (a) accessing data not intended for your use or logging onto a server or account you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network; or (d) sending unsolicited email. Violations may result in civil or criminal liability. You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere with the proper working of the Site, and not to use any automated means (including spiders, robots, scrapers or crawlers) to access the Site other than generally available third-party web browsers.
Any unauthorized use terminates the permission granted by Global Academic Supply. Global Academic Supply shall have the right to temporarily or indefinitely suspend or terminate your right to use or access all or any part of the Site, including any account therein, without notice and without liability to you, for any reason in Global Academic Supply's sole discretion, including if you violate any of the Terms.
Global Academic Supply makes every reasonable effort to provide accurate information via this Site but makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy of information and assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Global Academic Supply reserves the right to change or discontinue any or all parts of this Site, including inventory availability and prices. All information provided is subject to change without prior notice. The price information provided and all orders submitted are considered an offer to purchase and are not accepted until the payment transaction is processed and the order shipped. If Global Academic Supply discovers that an item ordered is incorrectly priced, Global Academic Supply will notify you and obtain permission to correct the error before processing the transaction. If a requested item is out of stock, Global Academic Supply will notify you to determine if the item should be backordered, a substitution made, or your order cancelled.
Product concerns relating to shipping damage, incorrect items, or other returnable issues are governed exclusively by the published Returns Policy. Except as provided in that policy or required by applicable law, Global Academic Supply is not responsible for authenticity disputes, marketplace determinations, or similar claims arising after delivery.
Before using certain areas of the Site you may be asked to indicate your acceptance of additional special terms and conditions. To the extent there is a conflict between these Terms and any Click-Through Agreement, the Click-Through Agreement will govern.
THE SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED BY GLOBAL ACADEMIC SUPPLY ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS RECEIVED" BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND EXCEPT WHERE NON-EXCLUDABLE STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLY, GLOBAL ACADEMIC SUPPLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING THROUGH COURSE OF DEALING, TRADE USAGE, OR PERFORMANCE. GLOBAL ACADEMIC SUPPLY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE, AND YOUR PURCHASE AND USE OF ANY PRODUCT, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GLOBAL ACADEMIC SUPPLY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, BUSINESS, GOODWILL, OR FUTURE SALES; MARKETPLACE SUSPENSION, INVESTIGATION, OR ACCOUNT RESTRICTION; REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE; LEGAL COSTS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THE PURCHASE, RESALE, OR USE OF PRODUCTS SUPPLIED BY GLOBAL ACADEMIC SUPPLY. GLOBAL ACADEMIC SUPPLY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM RELATING TO A PRODUCT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE ACTUALLY PAID FOR THAT SPECIFIC PRODUCT. Certain state laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages; if these laws apply to you, some or all of the above may not apply, and you might have additional rights.
The purchaser agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Flat World Services, Global Academic Supply, and its officers, directors, employees, suppliers and agents from any claims, actions, losses, liabilities, costs, damages, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to: the purchaser's resale of products; the purchaser's marketplace activities; representations made by the purchaser to third parties; violations of marketplace policies; disputes with customers or marketplaces; the purchaser's use of the Site; or the purchaser's breach of these Terms.
Any delay or failure to act with respect to a breach of these Terms by you or others does not constitute a waiver and shall not limit such rights with respect to such breach or any subsequent breaches.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska, without regard to conflict of law principles. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity shall not affect the remainder of these Terms. You agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the use of this Site or online ordering from Global Academic Supply (i) shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (ii) shall be resolved exclusively by the appropriate court located in Lancaster County, Nebraska, and you agree to submit to the nonexclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts.
If any of the above terms are unlawful, unenforceable, or void, such term(s) will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms.
If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by the Site infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send Global Academic Supply a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked, including the information required under the DMCA (17 U.S.C. §512).
These Terms were last updated on July 29, 2026. Global Academic Supply reserves the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice to you. We recommend that you review these Terms whenever you visit the Site. These Terms represent the entire agreement between you and Global Academic Supply regarding the use of the Site.
You authorize Global Academic Supply to send you notifications and order receipts to the email address(es) you provide. You confirm that you are the only person who opens email at the address(es) you have provided, or that if anyone else opens the email, you waive any claims of a violation of your privacy.