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How to buy

You can buy your registration for Concordance at any time during or after your 30-day free trial.  

You can buy now online using a credit card via the secure ordering link at
http://www.concordancesoftware.co.uk/buynow.htm
That page also has the latest information about pricing, ordering, and delivery times.  Go there now and you can skip the information here below!  Read on if you want to order by post, or if you have questions.

Price

At the time of writing the price for a single-user licence is £55 (U.K. pounds sterling) or $89 (U.S. dollars).  In addition, a $10 handling charge may apply, depending on your method of payment.

Second and subsequent copies are attractively priced: see Multiple Copy Pricing. 

Instructors at recognised educational establishments can arrange to purchase copies on behalf of their own students at the second-copy price. Again, see Multiple Copy Pricing. 

If more than one person will be using the program at the same time, you must register a copy for each of them. If you want to install the program on more than one computer, you must buy additional copies. This applies even if you want to use one copy at work and another at home.  See About the Registered Version for more information about the registered and unregistered versions. 

Your registration comes by e-mail

When your order and payment have been received, you will get your registration key by e-mail as soon as possible, with full instructions for entering it in the program. When you enter the key, your copy of the program becomes fully functional, registered to your name, and with no time limit. There is nothing else you need to download.

Please ensure you include a valid e-mail address with your order.  Experience shows that around 5 per cent of people give incorrect e-mail addresses, so please check yours carefully. If you are in any doubt, test it by sending yourself a message. 

Orders are normally processed within 24 hours of payment clearing, unless I am away on business or holiday. Any possible delays will be announced next to the Secure Ordering link at http://www.concordancesoftware.co.uk/buynow.htm 

Advantages of on-line ordering

Try to order on-line using a credit card if you can. It is much the quickest and easiest way to get your registration, and (unless you have a U.K. bank account) probably cheapest.  It is secure and reliable.  Payments are handled by one of the biggest and most reputable specialist on-line software ordering companies.  If you need further re-assurance, discuss it with me by e-mail.

A fixed handling charge of $10 is added to each on-line order, so the total cost for a single copy ordered with a credit card is US$99.  You can also order multiple copies this way.

If your own currency is not U.S. dollars, it still makes sense to pay on-line.  Your credit card company will convert the dollar payment into your own currency, usually at a better exchange rate than a tourist would get.

If you have any problems, questions, complaints, after placing your order, do not contact the on-line payment service. Send e-mail to me, the author, directly at R.J.C.Watt@dundee.ac.uk

Ordering without a Credit Card by post (mail)

Do try to order on-line by credit card if you can (see above for the advantages).  Otherwise you can print and complete the Postal Registration Form and send it by post (American: "mail") together with your payment.  You will receive your registration by e-mail as soon as your payment clears. The postal address is at the foot of the Postal Registration Form.

Methods of payment for postal (mail) registration to the author

Cheques must be in U.K. pounds sterling for £55 or in U.S dollars for $99. (The extra $10 is to cover charges which U.K. banks make for cashing a dollar cheque.)

Cheques in currencies other than U.K. pounds or U.S. dollars, and International Money Orders, must be arranged in advance. I will let you know how much you must add to your payment to cover bank charges. At present this charge is around US$10.  

Eurocheques (even if written in UK pounds sterling) are unfortunately no longer acceptable because all British banks withdrew from the Eurocheque scheme on 31-12-00. 

At your own risk, you may send cash, though this is not recommended.  Purchase £55 sterling from your local bank. You should insure yourself against loss in the post. Other major currencies may be acceptable, provided you send banknotes only (coins cannot be exchanged), but in this case please contact me in advance and I will let you know how much to add.
  • Remember to print and complete the Postal Registration Form to accompany your postal payment.  I need you to fill in that information so I can process your order. My postal address is on the form. 

    If you order by post, your registration will still be sent by e-mail. Make sure you fill in a valid e-mail address on the postal registration form!

    Orders from Institutions

    Please try to order on-line by credit card and avoid using invoices, purchase orders, and such-like paperwork if you possibly can.  Most institutions are such slow payers that you will probably be unable to use the software for weeks until your payment arrives. If you really must order this way, please e-mail me. Try telling your finance people that I will add a handling charge to encourage your institution to use more modern methods.

    All valid licences are supplied direct from me to you as end-user.  There are no authorised re-sellers or agents for Concordance. Any third party offering to sell licences to you is acting without authorisation and such licences will be invalid.  If your company policy obliges you to use a local re-seller, you should begin by getting in touch with me.

    See also: 
    Postal Registration Form (not for credit card orders)
    Getting the Latest Version
    Distribution
    Licence Terms and Conditions
    Multiple Copy Pricing