R.R. Bowker's globalbooksinprint.com® Chosen as Provider of Bibliographic Data for 2004 London Book Fair

New Providence, N.J. – February 4, 2004 – R.R. Bowker, the leading provider of bibliographic information in North America, today announced that its globalbooksinprint.com Web resource has been selected as the provider of bibliographic data for the 2004 London Book Fair.

As an element of the partnership, Bowker has added a number of new features to globalbooksinprint.com that will highlight the exhibitors at the global conference and trade show. These elements include enhanced publisher listings on the search results and detail pages of globalbooksinpint.com and the ability to limit searches by only those publishers who are London Book Fair exhibitors. Additionally, this enhanced listing will feature the publisher’s stand number at London Book Fair and provide the ability to link to the publisher’s official listing on the London Book Fair Online Directory.

Bowker will have enhanced visibility on the official event Web site (www.lbf-virtual.com) and prominent signage throughout the trade show itself. The 2004 London Book Fair, the world’s premier springtime publishing event, will be held March 14-16.

"After a successful partnership with Book Expo America last year, where Bowker was named Database of Record, we are very pleased to extend this enhanced listing opportunity to our friends at London Book Fair. We feel this joint venture will provide maximum exposure not only to London Book Fair and Bowker, but also for the hundreds of publishers that will be exhibiting at the show," said Angela D'Agostino, vice president of marketing and business development at R.R. Bowker. London Book Fair’s Director, Alistair Burtenshaw commented, "London Book Fair is delighted to be working with Bowker, and I believe that the dedicated services they are offering for London Book Fair will add even further to the value of the Fair for visitors and exhibitors alike."

Founded in 1872, R.R. Bowker is North America’s leading provider of bibliographic information, and is also the official agency for assigning ISBNs in the United States. The company’s flagship product, Books In Print®, is available on the Internet at www.booksinprint.com, on CD-ROM, and in hardbound print format. For more information, please visit www.bowker.com, call 1-888-BOWKER2 (1-888-269-5372), or e-mail marketing@bowker.com.