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Publishers, Book Sellers, & Distributors
 

Print resources listing publishers of books, periodicals, and databases are available in the Reference Area.  For books, use publishers' volume of Books in Print [Ref. Z 1215 .B65].  For periodicals use Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory [Ref. Z 6941 .U5], or for databases use Information Industry Directory [Ref. Z 674.3 .E53].  All of these are located at the reference desk.  To find others, search the Saint Louis Universtiy Libraries Catalog by subject such as, Publishers and Publishing,  Publishers and Publishing--Directories, Publishers and Publishing--United States--Directories, Periodicals, Periodicals--Directories, or Periodicals--United States.  For book reviews, please see Resource Guides:  Book Reviews.


AAUP Membership Directory
     http://aaupnet.org/membership/directory.html
Lists members of the Association of American University Presses including contact information and a link to the homepage of each.
 
Academia:  An Online Magazine and Resource for Academic Librarians
     http://www.ybp.com/Academia/Academiahome.htm
This publication by Baker and Taylor lists titles for the academic library by subject.
 
AcqWeb's Directory of Publishers and Vendors
     http://www.acqweb.org/pubr.html
Provided and maintained by librarians throughout the United States and Canada, this site provides access to publishers and library vendors in a number of ways:  an E-mail address directory; publisher Web sites alphabetically, by subject, and geographically (This section links to Publishers' Catalogues Home Page below); and a list of other links to publishers, book sites.
 
Add ALL:  Book Searching and Price Comparison
     http://www.addall.com/
Search over 37 online bookstores including Amazon, Borders, and Barnes & Noble to locate the best price.  You may select your choice of currency.
 
alapage.com
     http://www.alapage.com/
Books, videos, CD-ROMs, games/toys, etc. from France.  They also offer English and Spanish titles.  Site can be used in either French or English.
 
amazon.com
     http://www.amazon.com
Search for books, music, and videos.  Read reviews by people who have purchased the item.
 
Barnes & Noble
     http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Search for books, computer software, and magazine subscriptions.
 
Blackwell's Bookshop
    http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/bobuk/scripts/welcome.jsp
Search for a title, browse highlighted titles, or get a list of the Sunday Times bestsellers.
 
BookSpot
    http://www.bookspot.com/
Find links to book reviews, publishers, award winning books, and more.
 
BookWeb.org
     http://www.ambook.org/bookstores/
Sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, the site provides a directory of independent book sellers who are members of the Association.  Member stores are in the United States, Canada, and other countries.  Search by zip code, country, city, state and/or keyword or browse by country.  Only the directory is available to the public.
 
buch + medien online
     http://www.buchhandel.de/
The German counterpart of Amazon.com and others, this site allows browsing and searching for books, periodicals, text books, and music.
 
Casalini libri
     http://www.casalini.it/
Web site of general Italian book dealers and suppliers to libraries throughout the world.  Includes two databases i libri (complete bibliographical information on new titles published in Italy, the Vatican City, the Republic of San Marino, the Italian canton of Switzerland and Malta) and le riviste (Italian Periodicals Search Page offers complete bibliographical information on periodicals published in Italy, the Vatican City, the Republic of San Marino, the Italian canton of Switzerland, and Malta).
 
CD Connection.com
     http://www.cdconnection.com/bin/nph-main/YXGVi4hEoLry.b
This commercial site sells new compact discs, DVDs, and VHS tapes.  Search by popular artist, classical performer, label, etc.
 
Films for the Humanities & Sciences@films.com
     http://www.films.com/Films_Home/Index.cfm?S=1
Browse by subject or search for CD-ROMs  or videos by keyword, title, length, format, and/or subject.
 
Literary Market Place Online
     http://www.literarymarketplace.com/lmp/us/index_us.asp
Consists of free (registration required) and subscription areas containing lists with links to information about U.S. and international publishers, literary agents, trade services, and other trade resources.  Free information provided is the physical address of the publisher or agency.
 
Music Publishers and Dealers
     http://www.lib.washington.edu/music/publishers.html
From the University of Washington's Music Library, this page provides an extensive list of printed music publishers throughout the world.
 
Newspapers in Microform Catalog
     http://www.il.proquest.com/sim/location
This is Bell & Howell's electronic equivalent to its print catalog Newspapers in Microform Catalog.  Search by newspaper title as well as newspaper indexes in microform or CD-ROM.
 
powells.com
     http://www.powells.com
"Powell's Books.  The largest used and new bookstore in the world."  Search by author, title, or keywords.  Check out their college textbook section.
 
PubList.com:  The Internet Directory of Publications
     http://www.publist.com/
Search more than 150,000 magazines, journals, e-journals, and newsletters by title, publisher, subject, or ISSN.  Browse by title, publisher, or subject.  Much information comes from Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory [Ref. Z6941 .U5].
 
Publishers' Catalogues Home Page
     http://www.lights.com/publisher/
This site is housed at Northern Lights Internet Solutions in Saskatoon, Canada, and maintained by Peter Scott (University of Saskatoon Libraries).  Search by a word in a publisher's name or browse publishers by city, state, country, or an alphabetical list for the United States.  Also, browse by type of material or subject matter.
 
Saint Louis University Bookstore
     http://slu.bkstore.com/
Barnes and Noble has placed their university bookstores online.  This link goes to the site for the Saint Louis University Bookstore provided by Barnes and Noble.   Includes an electronic, text-adoption form for faculty, list of faculty authors, list of best sellers, as well as information for students.
 

Schoenhofs
    http://www.schoenhofs.com/
Search for foreign books by author, title, or ISBN or view a quarterly list of new arrivals.
 

Serials in Microform Catalog
     http://www.il.proquest.com/sim/location
This is Bell & Howell's electronic equivalent to its print catalog Serials in Microform Catalog.  Search by title, ISSN, or subject.
 

Last updated February 7, 2007.


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