Welcome to ISD

ISD is dedicated to providing expert, full-service distribution and marketing services for publishers of scholarly and specialist books and journals. We combine sales, marketing, fulfillment, print knowhow, metadata expertise, customer support, and market intelligence to connect scholarship with readers, libraries, booksellers, and institutions throughout North America and beyond.

We are uniquely engaged with the sales and marketing of the books, eBooks and journals that we handle, and we are constantly refining and developing how we approach the market. All major selling outlets are well covered and our conference exhibit and marketing outreach is second to none. ISD’s friendly and knowledgeable team maintains regular contact with customers, client publishers and service partners.

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Selected titles from ISD

Book cover: Visual Memory and Oblivion Visual Memory and Oblivion

Monuments and Conflicts in Urban Spaces in Central and Eastern Europe from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day

Book cover: Western Military Expatriates in the Armed Forces of the UAE Western Military Expatriates in the Armed Forces of the UAE

History and Impact, 1965–2024

Book cover: Les cuisiniers royaux au temps de Babylone Les cuisiniers royaux au temps de Babylone

Volume 44

By (author) Daniel Bonneterre

Book cover: Catullus Catullus

A Textual Reappraisal

by J. M. Trappes-Lomax

Book cover: Assur 2025 Assur 2025

Further insights into life and death in the New Town

Volume 3

Book cover: The Spirit in Paul and John The Spirit in Paul and John

A Comparative Analysis

Book cover: Graffiti in Medieval and Early Modern Societies Graffiti in Medieval and Early Modern Societies

Italy and Beyond

Volume 69

Book cover: Milk Grotto Milk Grotto

Historical, Archaeological, and Anthropological Perspectives

Volume 48

Book cover: Eunuchs in Antiquity and Beyond Eunuchs in Antiquity and Beyond

Book cover: Baptism in the Holy Land Baptism in the Holy Land

The Literary Evidence and the Archaeological Context

Volume 49

Book cover: 80 for 80 80 for 80

Selected Writings of H. Craig Melchert with Annotations by the Author

Book cover: Corpus of Samarian Coinage from the Persian Period, Volumes I & II Corpus of Samarian Coinage from the Persian Period, Volumes I & II

Book cover: Sex and Gender in Ancient Egypt Sex and Gender in Ancient Egypt

'Don Your Wig for a Joyful Hour'

edited by Carolyn Graves-Brown

Book cover: City of Gaza in the Roman Period City of Gaza in the Roman Period

The Numismatic Evidence (First Century BCE–Third Century CE)

Book cover: The Lost Memoirs of Augustus The Lost Memoirs of Augustus

edited by Anton Powell and Christopher Smith

Book cover: Cool Cat Blues Cool Cat Blues

The Life and Times of Georgie Fame

Book cover: What Catullus Wrote What Catullus Wrote

Problems in Textual Criticism, Editing and the Manuscript Tradition

edited by Daniel Kiss

Book cover: Journal of Early American Numismatics, Vol. 8, No. 2 Journal of Early American Numismatics, Vol. 8, No. 2

Volume 8.2

Book cover: Rubens’s Questions Rubens’s Questions

Religion, Paragone, and the Ontology of Painting

Volume 21

By (author) Koenraad Jonckheere

Book cover: Thekla in Syriac Thekla in Syriac

The Acts of Thekla and Its Reception in Syriac Traditions

Book cover: Roman Copies of Classical and Hellenistic Sculptural Types from Macedonia Roman Copies of Classical and Hellenistic Sculptural Types from Macedonia

Book cover: Food and the Elements Food and the Elements

Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2025

Book cover: Peas, Beans and Lentils Peas, Beans and Lentils

Growing & Cooking

Book cover: Toward a History of Needs Toward a History of Needs

Book cover: Traditional Hungarian Jewish Dishes Traditional Hungarian Jewish Dishes

Recipes and Histories

Book cover: Bias and the Middle Way Bias and the Middle Way

How to stop Absolutizing our Conditioned Assumptions

Book cover: Irish Traditional Music in Germany Irish Traditional Music in Germany

Nationalism, Nostalgia and Intercultural Transactions

Book cover: Secretaries in Ancient Letter Writing Secretaries in Ancient Letter Writing

Influences on the Composition of New Testament Epistles

Book cover: Reading New Testament Texts within Judaism Reading New Testament Texts within Judaism

Networks of Jesus-Followers from among Jews and Gentiles

Book cover: The Nature and Function of the Samuel Conclusion The Nature and Function of the Samuel Conclusion

2 Samuel 21–24 as Mise en Abyme

Leaflets & Catalogues

Forthcoming Conferences

October 29 - October 31, 2026

Sixteenth Century Studies Conference 2026
Venue: Chicago, IL

November 18 - November 21, 2026

ASOR Annual Meeting 2026
Venue: Chicago, IL
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News from ISD

Spring Conference Season Highlights

: June 20, 2026

This spring, the ISD team exhibited at six major scholarly conferences across North America, connecting with librarians, faculty, researchers, conservators, and publishing partners across a wide range…

ISD Welcomes Regions in Flux

: May 15, 2026

ISD is pleased to welcome Regions in Flux to our growing community of scholarly publishers. Regions in Flux is dedicated to documenting and promoting some of Egypt’s lesser-known archaeological and he…

ISD Welcomes The Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society

: May 1, 2026

ISD is pleased to announce a new print and digital distribution partnership with The Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society (MIAS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the study and understanding of…

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