I was, for years, a Design Manager in the publishing industry.

This hugh two volume directory "Literary Market Place," is a worldwide resource for the book publishing industry. You'll be amazed and delighted with the scope of information. No touchy-feely stuff, but the nuts and bolts of the industry.

It is at your local library reference desk, bring alot of change for the copy machine; and the database is accessible, for a fee, at

ITI's LiteraryMarketPlace.com ™ (www.literarymarketplace.com/lmp/us/index_us.asp)

Here are highlights

PUBLISHERS includes department heads
Alphabetical Listing
U.S. Publishers
Canadian Publishers
International Publishers
Small Press
including indexes for genre and locations

AGENTS and their specialties
Alphabetical Listing
U.S. and Canada
Literary Agents
Illustration Agents
Lecture Agents

International
Literary Agents

INDUSTY SERVICES and RESOURCES ala the above.

it's a basic resource that's much used by pros... unfortunately, it's too expensive for most to buy...