Our school/organization needs an IRS W-9 form. How can we get one?
Our invoices/licenses include a W-9 form. If you need one in advance of placing an order, it may be downloaded here: W-9 Form - Broadway Play Publishing Inc.May I purchase books and apply for performance rights with a purchase order?
Yes. If your organization or educational institution requires a purchase order, you may choose purchase order as the payment method on the checkout page. In addition, you may choose purchase order as the payment method when you submit your summary Box Office Statement and Final Payment (if any is due).In both cases, you will be sent invoices referencing your purchase order numbers for you to submit to your accounting department for payment.
If your accounting department requires that you submit an invoice to them before they will generate a purchase order number for you, simply follow the instructions above and enter the text "Number to follow" in the purchase order number field on the checkout page and complete your checkout. When your organization provides you with the purchase order number, submit it to us via the Contact Us page, along with your order number for our reference, and we will add the purchase order number to your invoice. Note that shipment of books and other items will not occur until the purchase order number has been submitted.
Lastly, be aware that purchase of ePlays or other downloadable items must be done by credit card or PayPal. If your order also contains books or performance-rights applications for which you would prefer to use a purchase order number, then you should split the items up into two orders. Only one payment method may be used per order.
Can I order ePlays, books, and performance rights at the same time?
Yes, absolutely. Just be aware that purchase of ePlays or other downloadable items must be done by credit card or PayPal. If your order also contains books or performance-rights applications for which you would prefer to pay by bank transfer, check, or using a purchase order number, then you should split the items up into two orders. Only one payment method may be used per order.
May I purchase books and apply for performance rights over the phone?
Book purchases and performance-rights applications must be submitted through the website. We do not take telephone, faxed, or emailed orders. If this presents any difficulties for you, by all means Contact Us, and we'll find a solution for you.What is the difference between an acting edition and a trade edition?
Acting editions are published with simple black-and-white matte-coated covers and cost less than trade editions, usually $12.95. Trade editions are published with full-color laminated covers, generally include original artwork, and usually cost $15.95. Most but not all collections are trade editions. Collections range in price, depending on their size and the number of titles they include.ePlay format and compatibility?
ePlays are available in PDF format. The PDF format is (nearly) universally accessible on personal computers, tablets, and smartphones. PDFs can also be read with a wide variety of software. When you purchase an ePlay, your personal customer information is indelibly stamped onto every page. The stamp verifies your purchase and, in lieu of overcomplicated digital-rights-management schemes, serves as a simple and user-friendly countermeasure to unlawful distribution.ePlays and other download expirations?
You may download your ePlays or other downloadable files, such as artwork or music, from either the confirmation page following checkout, from your confirmation email, or from your My Account page at any time. Download links remain valid for one month from date of purchase, and you are permitted to download ePlays and other downloadable files to up to five different computers or devices, on which you should open the files locally going forward.I’d like to use a quotation from a BPPI play. Can you license this use?
Generally, yes. Send your request via our Contact Us page with as much detail as possible about the quotation itself and how you intend to use it. If it is for an intended publication, please do not contact us in advance of your having found a publisher and made a publication agreement. At that point, you may contact us with the details, including print run, areas of distribution, list price of book or publication, and any other relevant details necessary for us to make an informed decision as whether the rights should be granted and at what cost. In all cases, reprint rights are granted on a favored nations basis so that no other author of quoted material of similar length may receive a higher fee than our author.
On the My Account page, what do the various order statuses mean?
Orders on your My Account page will indicate an order status. Most order statuses, for example Cancelled and Refunded, are self-explanatory. The most common order statuses that are not necessarily self-evident have the following meanings. If you have a question about your order status, Contact Us.- On Hold: the order is awaiting submission of payment by check or bank transfer, or submission of a purchase order number before the order can be processed.
- Processing: the order payment has been received, and the order is being processed.
- Dropship: the order is currently being fulfilled, and shipment information will follow.
- Processed: the order has been shipped.
- Pending Box Office: the order is awaiting submission of a summary Box Office Statement and Final Payment, if any is due, following close of the production. See Payments page.
- Completed: the order has been fully paid and completed.
- In Default: either payment has not been made and is overdue or a summary Box Office Statement and Final Payment, if any is due, have not been submitted and are overdue. See Payments page.
- In Collections: either payment has not been made or a summary Box Office Statement and Final Payment, if any is due, have not been submitted, and the order has been turned over to our collections agency.