Books in Print
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Information Type: Citations
Description: Books in Print lists in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from North American publishers and U.S. distributors and wholesalers, with optional reviews. Produced by R.R. Bowker, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.

Books in Print features:

  • contains almost 3 million records
  • includes thousands of full-text book reviews from sources including Choice, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal
  • 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.
Coverage: 1979 to the present.
Update Frequency: Weekly
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