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The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs
with Business to Business Catalogs
2008 Edition

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Pub. Date: December 2007
Softcover: 1,900 pages
ISBN: 1-59237-202-3/978-1-59237-202-7
Price: $350.00/Library $250.00
Mail Order Catalogs Online Database (with free directory): Annual Subscription $495.00
Business Catalogs Online Database (with free directory): Annual Subscription $325.00

The most comprehensive directory of the consumer mail order catalog industry.

Published since 1981, The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs is the premier source of information on the mail order catalog industry. It is the source that business professionals and librarians have come to rely on for the thousands of catalog companies in the US.

Since the 2007 edition, The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs has been combined with its companion volume, The Directory of Business to Business Catalogs, to offer all 13,000 catalog companies in one easy-to-use volume.

Section I: Consumer Catalogs, covers over 9,000 consumer catalog companies in 44 different product chapters from Animals to Toys & Games. The companies are arranged in over 40 chapters by product area, including:

• Arts & Graphic Arts
• Automotive
• Baby Products
• Boating
• Clothing
• Computer
• Consumer Electronics
• Food & Beverage
• Health & Personal Care
• Home Building & Repair
• Home Furnishings
• Office Products
• Photography
• Sporting Goods
• Tools & Machinery
• Toys & Games
• Travel & Leisure
  

Section II: Business to Business Catalogs, details 5,000 business catalogs, everything from computers to laboratory supplies, building construction and much more. For easy reference, the companies are arranged in over 40 chapters by product area, including:

• Audio Visual
• Building Supplies
• Computers
• Exhibits
• Heating & Cooling
• Lighting
• Metalwork
• Office Products
• Packaging
• Printing
• Sanitation
• Security
• Telecommunications
• Tools & Machinery
• Work Apparel & Uniforms
  

Detailed entries provide the following information:

• Company Name
• Address
• Phone & Fax Numbers
• E-mail & Web site Addresses
• Product Lines
• Mailing List & Availability
• Key Executive Contact Names
• List Manager
• Buyers & Product Lines
• Catalog Frequency & Price
• Sales Volume
• Number of Employees
• Years in Business
  

The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs contains three indexes: Geographic Index, Catalog and Company Name Index and Product Index.

The Directory of Mail Order Catalogs, now with its expanded section on business to business catalogs, is the largest and most comprehensive resource covering this billion-dollar industry. It is the standard in its field. This important resource is a useful tool for entrepreneurs searching for catalogs to pick up their product, vendors looking to expand their customer base in the catalog industry, market researchers, small businesses investigating new supply vendors, along with the library patron who is exploring the available catalogs in their areas of interest.

The data in this directory is also available as a Customized Database that you can download into your own spreadsheet or database software. Using this database you can print mailing labels, print prospect sheets for your marketing department and much more. Click here for more information on customization options and pricing.

Additional Products: The Directory of Business to Business Catalogs

Pub. Date: December 2007
Softcover: 1,900 pages
ISBN: 1-59237-202-3/978-1-59237-202-7
Price: $350.00/Library $250.00
Mail Order Catalogs Online Database (with free directory): Annual Subscription $495.00
Business Catalogs Online Database (with free directory): Annual Subscription $325.00

Note: If you find this work does not fit your budget, please print out this page and bring it to your local library. There is a reasonable chance they either have a copy, can direct you to a library that does, or will be willing to purchase it for their reference collection.