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Michigan State University Libraries
Publishing Services
366 W. Circle Dr.
East Lansing , MI 48824
United States

Print your Book or Booklet!

Ready to print? First, visit the Printing Quote page to get an estimate for the cost of your project. If your project will be paid on a university account, please contact the Publishing Services coordinator for departmental pricing.  Second, fill out our Copyright Compliance Form to confirm that you own the rights or have permission to print this work. Third, please fill out our Order Request Form to provide detailed information about your project. It may take several minutes to fill out this form depending on the complexity of your project. Finally, either schedule an appointment or submit your files to be printed.

Schedule an appointment

We can review your files with you and print your book while you wait. Scheduled appointment times are generally available weekdays between 8 and 3 for either in-person or virtual appointments. Visit the Publishing Services Bookings page to schedule an appointment with the Publishing Services Coordinator.

Please note: if you are more than 15 minutes late to a scheduled appointment, the appointment may be cancelled. Please notify the Publishing Services coordinator at LIB.publish@msu.edu if you will be late or need to reschedule your appointment. Missing two appointments without notifying the coordinator may result in the cancellation of future appointments. 

Submit Files

There are multiple ways to submit your files:

  • Email the files directly to the Publishing Services Coordinator
  • Share the files using Google Drive, Microsoft One Drive, Microsoft Teams, Dropbox, WeTransfer, or other file sharing application.
  • Submit the files via MSU File Depot. 

How to use MSU File Depot

MSU’s File Depot service is the best way to submit your files to Publishing Services staff for printing, as you will receive a confirmation email when the files have been retrieved. Please follow the steps below to drop off your files.

If you have an MSU NetID
  1. Go to filedepot.msu.edu (opens in a new window).
  2. Log in using your MSU NetID.
  3. Click “Drop Off”.
  4. In the “To” field, add Publishing Services. The email address is lib.publish@msu.edu.
  5. Add the files for your project; up to 19 files or 2 GB can be added to a single submission.
  6. Click “Drop Off Files”, and you’re done!
If you do not have an MSU NetID
  1. Contact the Publishing Services Coordinator at lib.publish@msu.edu for a Drop Off request.
  2. The coordinator will confirm your request, and you will receive an email from MSU File Depot with a Drop Off request link. Please check your junk/spam folder if you do not see an email from File Depot in your inbox after receiving confirmation from the Publishing Services Coordinator.
  3. Follow the link for MSU File Depot in the email.
  4. Add the files for your project; up to 19 files or 2 GB can be added to a single submission.
  5. Click “Drop Off Files”, and you’re done!