Company Also To Introduce Enhancements to Various Market Offerings at U.S. Publishing Industry’s Largest Gathering of the Year

New Providence, N.J. - May 12, 2006 - Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management, today announced that its BooksInPrint.com Web resource has been selected as the official database partner of BookExpo America 2006, the largest U.S. publishing industry trade show of the year.

In recognition of its selection, Bowker will provide free access to BooksInPrint.com for attendees at the show. Visitors will be able to discover complete bibliographic details on more than 5.9 million U.S. book, audio book, and video titles from the Bowker database, which is widely regarded throughout the publishing industry as the most authoritative and comprehensive source of bibliographic data available worldwide. Books In Print has been a trusted source of data in North America for more than 50 years.

“In addition to providing free access to our BooksInPrint.com database during the event, we’ve also created enhanced publisher listings for BookExpo America exhibitors that will feature the publisher’s booth number at the show and provide the ability to link to the publisher’s official listing in the online directory,” said Angela D’Agostino, vice president of marketing and business development at Bowker.

"We're pleased to be working with Bowker as our database partner for the third consecutive year," said Lance Fensterman, Event Director of BookExpo America. "Partnering with BooksInPrint.com helps us increase the visibility of our exhibitors while delivering enhanced services and content to our attendees."

BookExpo America will be held May 18-21, 2006 at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. For more information, go to www.bookexpoamerica.com .

According to D’Agostino, Bowker will also be introducing significant enhancements to a number of their highly acclaimed product offerings for the publishing industry. Notably, the company will be offering demonstrations of its recently introduced Fiction Connection tool, which allows individuals to search similar titles by entering the title of a book they already know they enjoy, or browsing by location, topic, character, genre, timeframe, or setting. The user is then provided with a comprehensive list of suggested reading that has characteristics matching their original search criteria. For instance, a search of The Da Vinci Code will offer title suggestions such as The Third Secret: A Novel of Suspense, The Book of Q, and Eyes of the Virgin.

“Fiction Connection is a perfect customer service tool for retailers,” said D’Agostino. “Bookstores can assist customers instantly identify books that match their interests, then efficiently guide them to the perfect title. They can tailor book offerings to their customers’ interests, build customized reading lists for loyal customers, or create subject-specific book displays.”

Other Bowker market announcements at BookExpo America 2006 include: enhanced functionality for BooksInPrint IntelliMarket service for publishing companies; a newly enhanced version of Bowker’s BookWire.com web site, the online resource to discover new titles by small and independent publishers; and a book signing event with author Salvador SeBasco in which Bowker will give away free autographed copies of Sebasco’s book, The Boy, the King and the Chihuahua.

About Bowker
Bowker is the world's leading provider of bibliographic information management solutions designed to help publishers, booksellers, and libraries better serve their customers. The company is focused on developing various tools and products that make books easier for people to discover, evaluate, order, and experience, as well as providing services to publishers that help them better understand and meet the interests of readers worldwide. Bowker is a member of the ProQuest family of companies and is headquartered in New Providence, N.J., with additional operations in England and Australia. For more information, please visit www.bowker.com.