Discovery Press was born in 1994 as a partnership between two faculty members, Dean Raymond B. Landis and Prof. Martin S. Roden. The company was started to offer an alternative to the major publishers, particularly in the area of pricing.

            The first text produced by Discovery Press was Studying Engineering, a Roadmap to a Successful Career. This text was offered at $22.95, a price that has not changed in 12 years through two editions. Texts of this length from other publishers typically sell at twice this price or more.

            The pricing policy continued as the publisher expanded into areas of the core Electrical Engineering curriculum. We now have introductory texts in the areas of Introduction to Engineering, Analog and Digital Communications, and Electronic Design. We also have an adaptation of Studying Engineering called Studying Business.

            Besides a pricing structure very sensitive to students, the books of Discovery Press are highly student oriented. A student commented that “the books are written for students, and not as an ego trip for the author to impress readers with their extensive knowledge.”