How to Browse and Buy Books on the West Virginia University Press Website

To browse books on wvupress.com, start from the homepage, where featured titles appear as individual book entries. Each entry shows the book's title and author, followed by two links: ADD TO CART and LEARN MORE. Use LEARN MORE to open the book's detail page and ADD TO CART to begin a purchase. The site's own materials confirm these entry points but do not describe the full checkout flow, so treat the cart and payment steps as something to verify on the live site.

Browsing: What You See on the Homepage

The homepage presents books as a rotating set of featured entries rather than a single flat catalog. In the current listing, entries include:

The Wide Branches, Deep Roots entry describes a collection of more than thirty pieces on Appalachia's stories, traditions, and modern events and their connection to regional sustainability. Let All Our Ghosts Depart is described as Meghana Mysore's debut short story collection. These short blurbs are the main browsing aid on the homepage; fuller descriptions sit behind LEARN MORE.

Steps to browse a specific book

1. Open wvupress.com.
2. Scan the featured book entries for a title that interests you.
3. Select LEARN MORE under that entry.
4. Read the detail page for the description, author information, and format details.
5. Return to the homepage or use the site navigation to continue browsing other titles.

Expected result: you reach a detail page for the book you chose, with enough information to decide whether to buy.

Buying: What the Site Confirms and What to Check

The ADD TO CART link on each entry is the site's stated purchase entry point. That is the extent of what the available site material shows. It does not specify:

• which payment methods are accepted,
• whether an account or login is required,
• shipping options, regions, or timelines,
• prices, discounts, or currency.

Do not assume the site is free to use or that checkout works without an account; neither is stated. Confirm these on the live cart and checkout pages before entering payment details.

Steps to attempt a purchase

1. On the homepage, find the book entry you want.
2. Select ADD TO CART.
3. Open the cart and review the item, quantity, and any price shown.
4. Proceed to checkout and read the payment, shipping, and account requirements presented there.
5. Complete the order only after confirming the total and delivery details.

Verification: after checkout, look for an order confirmation (on-screen or by email) listing the title and total. If no confirmation appears, the order likely did not complete.

Common Snags

• Only featured titles are visible at first. The homepage highlights a limited set of books. If your title is not featured, look for a catalog, search, or subject listing in the site navigation.
• "ADD TO CART" without a visible price. Some entries may not show pricing on the homepage. Check the detail page or cart before assuming a cost.
• Cart behaves unexpectedly. If an item does not appear in the cart after clicking ADD TO CART, reload the page and try again, or open the book's LEARN MORE page and add it from there.
• Unclear checkout requirements. If the checkout asks for an account you do not have, check whether guest checkout is offered before creating one.

Related Questions This Answers

This guide also covers the ground behind two common questions about the press: what it is (a university press publishing titles such as the ones featured above) and what kinds of books it publishes (the featured entries span Appalachian studies and sustainability, literary short fiction, and other trade and scholarly titles). For a full catalog beyond the homepage features, use the site's own navigation and search rather than relying on the featured list alone.