This article reports upon the dedication and workshop held at the opening of the May Massee collection at the Kansas State Teachers College library. (SJ)

Data on page and issue increases are revealed as well as the more traditional subscription price increases for twenty physics journals between 1959 and 1969. (10 references) (Author/NH)

The current West German book trade is a rigidly structured system which had to be entirely reestablished after the war. The growth of libraries and the paperback boom have made the market competitive and fostered moves in the direction of mergers. (70 references) (Author/NH)

A weary veteran from the acquisitions department describes an endless struggle. (Author)

A listing of thirty representative publishers of American right, radical right, conservative and right wing materials. (AB)

This excerpt from a paper prepared by the Proprietary Rights Commmittee of Information Industry Association defines issues and legal questions surrounding copyrighting abstracts and discusses positions of groups involved--journal and magazine publishers, book publishers, newspapers, newsletters, and access services. (EJS)

Outlines the functions of an editor of paperback reprint and original children's books at Avon Books, describes the strategies that go into the selection of books for paperback reprinting or original publication, and reviews the approaches to marketing paperback children's books, such as cover art, which distinguish them from hardcovers. (JL)

Finds that the "settling loop" characterized by home buying affects newspaper subscription rates. (FL)

Reveals that most regional magazines published in the southern United States were begun after 1970. Notes that most publishers do not expect the number of such magazines to increase. (FL)

Points to remember in getting a textbook published are examined: book idea, publisher's sales representatives, letter of inquiry, qualifications for authorship, author information form, idea proposal, reviews, marketing and sales, publishing agreement, author royalties, and copyright assignment. (CT)

Describes the development of the children's paperback book series, Puffin Books, in Great Britain from the late 1930s to the present. (MKM)

Provides evidence indicating not only that the market for articles on literature and language is saturated with submissions, but that the glut creates burgeoning problems for editors, including the problem of rejecting publishable items. (RL)

The director describes activities of a federal program to seek a commerical distribution of projects funded by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. (CL)

Describes the problem of decreasing options in the publishing and distribution of wholesale books, and suggests ways in which libraries can deal with this problem. (CMV)

Argues that the needs of scholarly publishing can best be met by a journal publishing only central ideas and bibliographic references, but no articles. (DD)