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Books In Print  (BooksInPrint)

In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios and videos, with optional reviews

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  • 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

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USA
Phone: 1-888-269-5372
Fax: +1-908-665-3528
Web: http://www.bowker.com
E-mail: info@bowker.com

Copyright

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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 Print

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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