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Associations
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Association of American Publishers (AAP) 
 The principal trade association of the book publishing industry. The site provides industry news, sales statistics, events, AAP publications, and membership information. Features links to federal legislation concerning copyright, intellectual property, first amendment, literacy, the Internet and technology, and other issues affecting the publishing industry. http://www.publishers.org/ Topics: Business, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Dec 2, 2005 BlackPressUSA.com
"The only national web site featuring news exclusively from African-American journalists and Black community publications," mostly from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) News Service -- "the last national Black Press news wire." Includes daily national news, local news, news links, and press releases; a searchable history section with articles and cartoons from black newspapers and journalists of the past, a black history time line, and black history links; and an op-ed page with letters, essays, and current cartoons. http://www.blackpressusa.com/ Topics: Black Resources, News, Newspapers, Notable People, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 4, 2004 BookWeb.org
The site of the American Booksellers Association (ABA) provides news and information about opening a bookstore, books that are being talked about in the media, literary award winners, and other matters affecting independent retail bookstores. Also includes industry statistics, a searchable and browsable directory of member bookstores, and ABA organizational information and details about its annual book publishing exposition, BookExpo America. Some features are for members only. http://www.bookweb.org/ Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Nov 10, 2009 BookWeb.org: Member Directories
This directory of the members of the American Booksellers Association (ABA) can be searched by bookstore name, description, city, state or province, postal code, and/or country. Information also includes each store's address, phone number, fax, and Web address, if available. http://www.bookweb.org/resources/directories Topics: Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jun 6, 2007 The Children's Book Council (CBC)
Site of the "nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and young adults." Features industry news and events, reading lists, information for aspiring writers, a browsable list of links to authors and illustrators of children's books, and the monthly CBC Magazine. Searchable. http://www.cbcbooks.org/ Topics: Business, Children's Literature, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Nov 25, 2007 Get Caught Reading
This "is a nationwide campaign to remind people of all ages how much fun it is to read. May is Get Caught Reading month, but the campaign is promoted throughout the year." The site provides information about this literacy program, which features posters with celebrity supporters (such as NBA player Grant Hill and First Lady Laura Bush). Includes a fact sheet on the importance of reading to children. Sponsored by the Association of American Publishers. http://www.getcaughtreading.org Topics: Education, English Language, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated May 3, 2005 National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)
"In 1921, NSPA began helping students and teachers improve their publications. ... We help students become better reporters, writers, editors, photographers, designers, desktop publishers, and advertising and business staffers. We help advisers as well." The site features news, articles on trends in high school media (such as censorship and publishing potentially misleading advertisements), information about contests and conventions, and links to related sites. http://www.studentpress.org/nspa/ Topics: Magazines, Media, News, Newspapers, Newspapers by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Social Issues, Writing Last updated Oct 13, 2009 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA)
This professional organization provides a list of links to more than 70 Washington state newspapers, browsable by city or county. "Most of these newspapers publish their print editions weekly or twice weekly." The site also includes newspaper contest winners, and the Newsroom Legal Guide (published by the Seattle Times) with information about access to government records and restrictions on news gathering and publication. http://www.wnpa.com Topics: Newspapers, Nonfiction by Genre, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Feb 7, 2005 |
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