Permissions

Permissions

Permission is necessary if you, your church, or your organization seeks to use material or excerpts from any work published by The United Methodist Publishing House, or any of its imprints including Abingdon Press, Cokesbury, Common English Bible, Kingswood Books, Graded Press, and Parthenon Press (hereinafter referred to collectively as “UMPH”).

Fees are determined based on the amount of material used, the quantity to be produced or distributed, and whether you will be selling the item you plan to produce.

We strive to answer all requests on a first come, first served basis. Please allow 15 business days for a response to your request. Please note that your request will be delayed if the permission request is incomplete.

Complete and submit the Permission Request form if you are requesting

• use of any copyrighted material
• to reproduce images, photographs or illustrations
• to use our current or past years’ VBS
• to quote the Common English Bible

Click Here to complete the Permissions Request form

Please be aware that certain information is needed to complete the form.

• For copyrighted material, you will need to provide
  • Purpose of your request.
  • A copy of the page on which the copyrighted material appears.
  • A copy of the copyright page from the book.
  • A few lines of the material that will precede and follow the quoted material
• To reproduce images, photographs or illustrations please provide the following information (additional fees may apply for images or illustrations):
  • Purpose of your request.
  • A copy of the image.
  • A copy of the copyright page from the UMPH book.

Note: If you intend to use the excerpt as a stand-alone (such as an entry in a devotional book or collection of stories), or the material you desire to use is a stand-alone (such as a chart, graph, cartoon, map, poem, sermon, etc.), you must request permission.

• To use our current or past years’ VBS Music, please provide the following information to enable us to assess a fee:
  • Listing of songs to be used.
  • A copy of the copyright page.
  • A few sample lines of your material, demonstrating how the VBS music will be used.

If you have any questions regarding whether you should request permission or not, please contact us.

The United Methodist Publishing House
c/o Contracts, Rights, Permission and Royalty Department
810 12th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37203
Email Address: permissions@umpublishing.org
Phone: 615-749-6421

Visually Challenged Readers

Resources published by The United Methodist Publishing House (Abingdon, Cokesbury, and UMPH imprints) as eBooks are available to persons with visual challenges through www.BookShare.org

To use BookShare.org, persons must have certified disabilities and must become members of the website. Churches can purchase memberships on behalf of their member(s) who need the service. There is a small one-time set-up fee, plus a modest annual membership fee. At the website, files are converted to computerized audio for download to CD or iPod, as well as to other audio devices (such as DAISY format). Other options such as Braille and very large print are also available. Once individuals have a membership, they have access to thousands of titles, including Adult Bible Studies, at no additional cost.

Live-narrated audio for persons with certified disabilities is available from AudioBook Ministries at www.audiobookministries.org