Standard Periodical Directory

Published since 1964, this 2000-page, hardbound book is the largest directory of U.S. and Canadian periodicals with information on more than 58,000 magazines, journals, newsletters, newspapers, and directories in subject categories from Accounting to Zoology. It is indispensable to librarians, researchers, marketers, printers, publishers, ad agencies, promotion specialists, and anyone who needs to know which publications are covering which fields.

In one easy-to-use volume you get: the largest directory of U.S. & Canadian magazines, the largest directory of U.S. & Canadian newsletters, the largest directory of U.S. & Canadian journals, and the largest directory of the U.S. & Canadian college-student press.

The SPD includes

15,732 magazines with vital circulation, advertising, production and list rental data, subscription rates, key staff names, and ISSN numbers
16,504 newsletters, including loose-leaf publications, bulletins, fax letters and email newsletters, making it the largest source of information on this increasingly influential media outlet
3,106 hard-to-find college student publications arranged geographically by city and state and by educational institution
5,998 daily and weekly newspapers, arranged geographically by city and state
12,069 business, professional, scientific, and technical journals
3,489 directories and databases

The SPD is a valuable reference tool for a variety of customers:

For business owners, including publishers and marketing departments of investment firms, law firms, and corporations of all kinds, it serves as a research and marketing tool.
For direct marketers, it is used to compile targeted prospect lists by category. It has list rental information and publications’ telephone, fax, email, staff contact names, and mailing address information.
For printers, paper brokers, and other suppliers to the publishing industry, it is used to find qualified sales leads based on the detailed print production data available, including trim size, circulation, frequency, page count, paper stock, print method, and color usage.
For advertisers, it provides circulation figures and rates not only for the well-known, large circulation publications, but also for smaller, niche-advertising outlets not found elsewhere.

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Ordering inside the USA or Canada
Print Version, $1,695 plus $20 shipping and handling
Single-user CD, $1,995 plus $20 shipping and handling
Print and CD, $2,995 plus $20 shipping and handling

Ordering outside the USA and Canada
Print Version, $1,695 plus $110 shipping and handling
Single-user CD, $1,995 plus $75 shipping and handling
Print and CD, $2,995 plus $110 shipping and handling

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