www.adamsmedia.com

Adams Media Corporation is one of the leading independent publishers based in North America, publishing approximately 140 new titles per year with a total catalog of approximately 700 titles. The vast majority of the company's titles are broad range of non-fiction topics including business, careers, cooking, exam prep, health, history, hobbies, home improvement, inspiration, kids' books, new age, parenting, pets, personal finance, reference, self-help, sports, travel, weddings and writing.

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Alloy Entertainment is a creative think tank that develops and produces original books, television series and feature films. The company originates unique, commercial entertainment properties - often with an eye toward teens, young adults and families - and partners with the leading publishers, television networks and movie studios to deliver these properties to the world. Alloy Entertainment's first and largest business is books. In addition to Ann Brashares' internationally bestselling The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Second Summer of the Sisterhood , two active book series regularly appear on national bestseller lists: Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar and The A-List by Zoey Dean. The most recent book in the Gossip Girl series debuted number one on the New York Times kids bestseller list. The most recent book in The A-List series (Blonde Ambition) reached number two on the same list.

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Bantam Books, established in 1945, is one of the most successful publishers of adult fiction and nonfiction. In addition to being the nation's largest mass market paperback publisher, Bantam publishes a select yet diverse hardcover list, which includes the bestselling novelists Dean Koontz, Tom Robbins, Elizabeth George, Iris Johansen, Tami Hoag, Diane Mott Davidson, George R.R. Martin, Michael Palmer, and Luanne Rice. Bantam Books has also published some of the bestselling nonfiction hardcovers of the last decade, including General H. Norman Schwarzkopf's It Doesn't Take a Hero; Jerry Seinfeld's Seinlanguage; Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence, John Glenn's John Glenn: A Memoir, Christiane Northrup's The Wisdom of Menopause and the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley with Ron Powers.

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Career Press was founded in 1985 as a niche publisher of targeted career directories. Now, 20 years later, Career Press boasts an active, strong-selling backlist of nearly 300 titles spanning careers, personal finance, business management, study skills, and leisure pursuits.

www.fellpub.com

First established in 1943, Frederick Fell Publishers, Inc. has continued to be a leading trade independent book publisher in the United States due to its commitment to excellence. With a backlist of over 1500 titles in 13 genres such as titles of some of well-known authors such as Og Mandino, Harry Lorayne, Jane Roberts and Bob Danzig

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HCI, The Life Issues Publisher has been publishing books that change lives since 1977. In 1994 HCI published the first Chicken Soup for the Soul book which not only became a New York Times bestseller, but continues to be an international publishing phenomenon. Since 1994 the books in the Chicken Soup For The Soul series have sold more than 65 million copies. HCI has expanded its publishing operations to encompass: Inspiration, Soul/Spirituality, Relationships, Recovery/Healing, Women's Issues, and Self Help. Currently, HCI publishes over 500 titles and maintains contractual relationships with over 150 authors. Recent New York Times and national bestsellers include: A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy, by Dave Pelzer; The 7 Worst Things Good Parents Do by John and Linda Friel; The Power of Focus, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Les Hewitt, and The Schwarzbein Principle, by Dr. Diana Schwarzbein.

www.kensingtonbooks.com

Kensington Publishing Corp. is the last remaining independent U.S. publisher of hardcover, trade and mass market paperback books. 2005 marks our thirty-first year in business. From the time our very first book (Appointment in Dallas by Hugh McDonald), became a bestseller, Kensington has been known as an astute and determined David-vs.-Goliath publisher of titles in the full spectrum of categories, from fiction and romance to health and nonfiction.

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Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. is the oldest metaphysical publisher in the United States with a back list of over 800 titles and new releases numbering over 120 a year. Llewellyn has over 1,500 licenses worldwide.

Llewellyn attends all the major European book fairs such as London in March & Frankfurt in October as well as the biggest Book Fair in the United States Book Expo America in June.

www.perseusbooksgroup.com

The Perseus Books Group was founded with the belief that insightful books of quality are both necessary and desirable. That an innovative model is possible, where the power of the group supports editorial freedom, creative energy, and quality publishing. Perseus' publishing spans the breakthroughs in science to the great public issues, from military history to modern maternity, from African-American scholars to novelists just breaking out, from choosing a great wine or a great president, from gift giving to required reading.