Literary Market Place is the ultimate insider's guide to the U.S. book publishing industry, covering every conceivable aspect of the business. Two easy to- use volumes provide: 54 sections organizing everyone and everything in the business -- from publishers, agents, and ad agencies to associations, distributors, and events; More than 12,500 listings in all -- featuring names, addresses, and numbers; key personnel, activities, specialties, and other relevant data; e-mail addresses and Web sites; and more; Some 22,000 decision makers throughout the industry, listed in a separate "Personnel Yellow Pages" section in each volume; Thousands of services and suppliers equipped to meet every publishing need or requirement. LMP leaves no stone unturned in connecting you with the publishing firm, service, or product you or your patrons need. LMP helps: Publishers: Locate other publishers, freelancers, agents, printers, wholesalers, and manufacturers; Suppliers: Find names and numbers of potential publishing customers; Job Seekers: Locate contact names, addresses, and phone numbers throughout the industry; Writers: Locate publishers for their works; Librarians: Provide patrons with the reference source they need to navigate the publishing industry. When it comes to books, you can reach the people who publish, package, review, represent, edit, translate, typeset, illustrate, design, print, bind, promote, publicize, ship, and distribute, all at one world-famous business address: Literary Market Place. - Publisher.