Books In Print (BooksInPrint)
In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios and videos, with optional reviews
Why select this database?
- Contains over 4 million records, and is updated weekly.
- Records describe in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios, and videos from North American publishers and U.S. distributors and wholesalers.
- Includes thousands of full-text book reviews from sources including Choice, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
Entries for fiction and non-fiction books on all topics.
Reviews for fiction and non-fiction books on all topics.
Entries for publishers, distributors, and wholesalers of the U.S. |
| Number of reviews |
Over 1,000,000
Review Sources
| BB |
Boston Book Review |
| BI |
BIOSIS |
| BL |
Booklist |
| BJ |
the Bookstore Journal |
| CH |
Choice |
| DR |
Doody's Reviews |
| FW |
ForeWord Reviews |
| FC |
forewordreviews.com |
| HB |
Horn Book Guide |
| HM |
Horn Book Magazine |
| KI |
Kirkus Reviews |
| LJ |
Library Journal |
| PW |
Publishers Weekly |
| QQ |
Quill & Quire |
| RR |
Reference and Research Book News |
| SC |
SciTech Book News |
| SL |
School Library Journal |
| UN |
University Press Book News |
| VO |
VOYA | |
| Number of records |
Over 7,800,000 |
| Dates covered |
Contains in-print and forthcoming books, audios and videos, as well as books, audios and videos declared out-of-print or out-of-stock-indefinitely since 1979. |
| Updated |
Weekly |
| Producer information |
R.R. Bowker
121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, NJ 07974
USA
Phone: 1-888-269-5372
Fax: +1-908-665-3528
Web:
http://www.bowker.com
E-mail:
info@bowker.com
|
| Copyright |
Books In Print ®, Copyright ©
2009
R.R. Bowker, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
This Database has been supplied by R.R. Bowker, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. and is proprietary to Reed Elsevier Inc. This Database has been copyrighted by Reed Elsevier Inc. No part of Books In Print may be duplicated in hardcopy or machine-readable form without prior written authorization from Reed Elsevier Inc., except that licensee is granted a limited, non-exclusive license to reproduce limited portions of the Database for the licensee's internal use provided that a suitable notice of copyright is included on all copies. Under no circumstances may copies be made for resale in any media. |
Index labels and examples of
an expert search in Books In PrintUse a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any
search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu
selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual
searches.
| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
iguana+ |
| Accession number |
no: |
01879422 |
| Author |
au: |
galbreath |
| Author phrase |
au= |
galbreath john
[browse the index to find exact names; type last name first] |
| Award name |
aw: |
pulitzer |
| Bowker product code |
bp: |
cb |
| Citation/Reference |
cr: |
children's bip |
| Company headquarters location |
hq: |
columbus |
| Corporate name phrase |
co= |
prentice hall staff |
| Dewey no |
dd: |
808 |
| Document type |
dt= |
video recording |
| ISBN |
ib: |
703001488x |
| Language |
ln= |
german |
| LC call number |
lc: |
ac5.t451999 |
| Named company phrase |
nc= |
boswell institute |
| Notes |
nt: |
iguana+ |
| Personal name phrase |
pn= |
hemingway ernest
[last name first] |
| Place of publication |
pl: |
juneau |
| Price |
pi: |
25.00 |
| Publication date |
pd: |
200001 |
| Publisher |
pb: |
dutton
[use to limit other searches;
finds records of items published by this publisher] |
| Publisher name |
pk: |
dutton (finds information about the publisher) |
| Publisher name phrase |
pk= |
dutton plume (finds information about the publisher) |
| Series title |
se: |
pueblo |
| Standard number |
sn: |
0738-9358 |
| Subject |
su: |
heredity |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
philosophy scottish |
| Target audience |
ta: |
2-7 |
| Title |
ti: |
air pollution |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
air pollution & health |
| Uniform title |
ut: |
bible |
| Uniform title phrase |
ut= |
bhagavad-gita srimad |
| Update |
ud: |
199907261637440 |
| Year |
yr: |
1998 |
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