American
Book Trade Directory 2004-2005 —
50th Edition Now Available from Information Today, Inc.
April
28, 2004, Medford, NJ— Information
Today, Inc. (ITI) announces
the release of the 50th edition
of American Book Trade Directory
(ABTD). First published in
1915, ABTD is a valuable reference
guide to the library and publishing
communities across the U.S.
and Canada.
With ABTD, navigating the
book trade community in the
U.S. has never been easier.
This comprehensive guide provides
information on nearly 30,000
retail and antiquarian book
dealers, over 1,300 wholesalers,
and nearly 100 book trade associations.
ABTD is a useful tool for both
publishers and librarians alike,
enabling each to find the relevant
information to fulfill their
work needs.
For publishers, ABTD is a
useful resource for identifying
new buyers and reestablishing
old contacts. In addition to
researching basic sales leads,
publishers can use ABTD to:
• Find distributors
for books, paperbacks, magazines,
software,
audiocassettes, or other
sidelines
• Track down retailers and wholesalers
that specialize in specific
categories or subjects.
• Access survey results on sales
transactions, sideline
ratios, and mailing lists.
• Find information on regional
and national bookseller
organizations.
Librarians also will find
ABTD invaluable in carrying
out their responsibilities
to their organization and their
patrons. With it, librarians
can:
• Locate subject specialists
anywhere in the country
by state.
• Find wholesalers and distributors
for hard-to-find books,
audiobooks, magazines, and software.
• Help patrons find stores that
carry books in any of
49 foreign languages.
• Research the latest
book trade statistics,
developments, and trends.
• Locate library collection appraisers
and library auctioneers.
Organized by state and city,
entries include store or company
size, specialties, years in
business, contact information,
and notations for those businesses
which handle audiocassettes
and other sidelines. Also included
in ABTD are important charts
and graphs that helps to profile
and track the latest trends
in the book trade industry.
ABTD truly is the only resource
that does so much to help you
keep track of the ever-changing
bookselling and distribution
industries.
American Book Trade Directory
2004–2005 is published
by Information Today, Inc.
(April 2004/c.1,900 pp/hardbound/ISBN
1-57387-186-9). For more
information or to order,
call (800) 300-9868 [outside
the U.S. call (609) 654-6266];
fax (609) 654-4309; e-mail
custserv@infotoday.com, or
log on to the ITI Web site
at www.infotoday.com.
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