"No public or academic library should be without this thorough & well-organized volume." -American Reference Books Annual. Finding your way through the hugh U.S. book trade community has never been easier. This comprehensive volume profiles nearly 30,000 retail & antiquarian book dealers, plus 1,000 book & magazine wholesalers, distributors & jobbers -- in all 50 states & territories, too. This useful tool will help you: *Keep tabs on the entire bookselling industry - from the smallest specialty bookstore to the largest chains, distributors & jobbers. *Locate wholesalers & jobbers for hard-to-find books, software & audio-cassettes *Track down foreign book dealers, importers, exporters, library collection appraisers & specialty sidelines *Provide valuable directory assistance for partrons in the business of selling books, software, magazines, or audio cassettes. Organized by state & city, entries include store or company size, specialties, years in business, owner & key personnel, contact information (including e-mail addresses) & notations for those businesses that also handle audiocassettes, software & other sidelines. You'll also find: *An Index to Dealers in Foreign Language Books, arranged by language *Types-of-Stores Index, listing stores under bookselling categories *An Index to Wholesale Remainder Dealers, Paperback Distributors, Exporters & Importers *An Index to Retailers & Wholesalers.