• Introduction
• Market Size
• Legal
• Scientific and Technical
• Medical
• Business
• Media Breakdown
• Books
• Online/Abstracting & Indexing
• Journals
• Directories/Databases
• Newsletters and Looseleafs
• Other
• Leading Professional Publishers
• Reed Elsevier
• Thomson Corp.
• Wolters Kluwer
• Springer Science+Business Media
• John Wiley & Sons
• Pearson
• The Nielsen Co.
• American Chemical Society
• Informa
• McGraw-Hill
• Blackwell Publishing
• Bureau of National Affairs
• Acquisitions in the Professional Publishing Market
• Legal, Tax, Business & Accounting
• STM Acquisitions and Partnerships
• Professional Product Launches

• Table 1.1: Growth of Global Professional Publishing Revenue by Market Segment, 2005-2007P
• Table 1.2: Breakdown of Global Professional Publishing Revenue, 2006
• Table 1.3: Growth of Global Professional Publishing Revenue by Media, 2005-2007P
• Table 1.4: Breakdown of Global Professional Publishing Revenue by Media, 2006
• Table 1.5: Leading Professional Publishers, 2006 vs. 2005
• Table 1.6: Key Legal, Tax, Business, Accounting M&A Activity, Jan. 2006-Oct. 2007
• Table 1.7: Key STM M&A Activity, Jan. 2006-Oct. 2007
• Table 1.8: Key STM Publishing Partnerships, Jan. 2006-Oct. 2007
• Table 1.9: Legal, Tax, Business, Accounting Product Launches, Jan. 2006-Oct. 2007
• Table 1.10: STM Publishing Product Launches, Jan. 2006-Oct. 2007

Chapter 2: Books

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Legal Books
• Sci/Tech Books
• Business Books
• Medical Books
• AAP Reports U.S. Professional Book Sales Up in 2006
• Title Output
• Leading Professional Book Publishers
• Reed Elsevier
• Springer Science+Business Media
• Wolters Kluwer
• Informa
• McGraw-Hill
• Pearson
• John Wiley & Sons
• Thomson Corp.
• Blackwell Publishing
• The American Medical Association
• Imports of Professional Books
• Exports of Professional Books
• Current Trends in Professional Book Publishing
• Getting Medical Book Content to Point of Care
• The Upside of Search Engines
• E-Books Get Around
• Print-on-Demand in Demand

• Table 2.1: Global Professional Book Revenue by Segment, 2005-2007P
• Table 2.2: Global Professional Book Publishing Market Share by Segment, 2006
• Table 2.3: AAP Domestic Book Gross Sales Report, 2005-2006
• Table 2.4: AAP Domestic Book Net Sales Report, 2005-2006
• Table 2.5: AAP Domestic Book Returns Report, 2005-2006
• Table 2.6: Book Title Output by Key Professional Categories, 2005-2006
• Table 2.7: Revenue Growth, Leading Professional Book Publishers, 2005-2006
• Table 2.8: Top 20 U.S. Import Markets for Scientific, Technical and Professional Books, January-June 2007 vs. January-June 2006
• Table 2.9: Top 20 U.S. Export Markets for Scientific, Technical and Professional Books, January-June 2007 vs. January-June 2006
• Table 2.10: Estimated Global STM E-Book Sales, 2000-2006

Chapter 3: Journals

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Medical Journals
• Sci/Tech Journals
• Business Journals
• Legal Journals
• Leading Professional Journal Publishers
• Reed Elsevier
• Springer Science+Business Media
• Wolters Kluwer
• Blackwell Publishing
• John Wiley & Sons
• Holtzbrinck
• Informa
• American Chemical Society
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Massachusetts Medical Society
• Breakdown of Professional Journals by Segment
• Current Trends in Professional Journal Publishing
• Renewal Trends
• Journal Rankings
• Journal Pricing
• Author Fee Model for Open Access
• Digital Still in Its Infancy
• The Choice of Medium

• Table 3.1: Global Professional Journal Revenue by Segment, 2005-2007P
• Table 3.2: Global Professional Journal Publishing Market Share by Segment, 2006
• Table 3.3: Revenue Growth, Leading Professional Journal Publishers, 2005-2006
• Table 3.4: Breakdown of Journal Market by Number of Titles per Segment, 2006
• Table 3.5: Number of Global Active Academic/Scholarly Journals, 2006

Chapter 4: Newsletters and Looseleafs

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Legal Newsletters/Looseleafs
• Sci/Tech Newsletters/Looseleafs
• Business Newsletters/Looseleafs
• Medical Newsletters/Looseleafs
• Leading Professional Newsletter/Looseleaf Publishers
• Wolters Kluwer
• Thomson Corp.
• McGraw-Hill
• Informa
• UCG
• Reed Elsevier
• HCPro Inc.
• Springer Science+Business Media
• American Bar Association
• Bureau of National Affairs
• Trends
• Who Do You Trust?
• Content Alone Is Not Enough and Other Marketing Maneuvers
• Merger and Acquisition Activity
• Forecast

• Table 4.1: Global Publishing Market, Professional Newsletters/Looseleafs 2005-2007P
• Table 4.2: Global Professional Newsletter/Looseleaf Publishing Market Share 2006
• Table 4.3: Global Professional Newsletter/Looseleaf Publishing by Title Output, 2004-2006
• Table 4.4: Revenue Growth, Leading Professional Newsletter/Looseleaf Publishers, 2005-2006
• Table 4.5: Number of Global Active Professional Newsletters/Looseleafs, 2006
• Table 4.6: Key Professional Newsletter/Looseleaf Mergers & Acquisitions, Jan. 2006-July 2007

Chapter 5: Databases/Directories

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Business Databases/Directories
• Sci/Tech Databases/Directories
• Legal Databases/Directories
• Medical Databases/Directories
• Leading Professional Directory Publishers
• D&B
• IHS
• Thomson Corp.
• Reed Elsevier
• Thomas Publishing Co.
• VNU
• McGraw-Hill
• Current Trends in Professional Directory Publishing
• Market Undergoes Transformation
• Global Expansion Accelerates
• Adding New Features to Existing Content

• Table 5.1: Global Professional Database/Directory Revenue by Segment, 2005-2007P
• Table 5.2: Revenue Growth, Leading Professional Database/Directory Publishers, 2005-2006
• Table 5.3: Key Professional Database/Directory Mergers & Acquisitions, 2006-2007

Chapter 6: Online Services/Abstracting & Indexing

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Legal Online Services/A&I
• Medical Online Services/A&I
• Scientific/Technical Online Services/A&I
• Business Online Services/A&I
• Overview of the STM Abstracting & Indexing Market
• A&I Market Size
• STM A&I Market Size After ‘Double-Counting’ Eliminations
• Leading STM A&I Providers
• Thomson
• Chemical Abstracts Service
• Wolters Kluwer
• EBSCO
• Reed Elsevier
• IHS
• ProQuest
• CSA
• Infotrieve
• APA
• Key Trends in the A&I Market
• Demand for Federated Search Sparks Partnerships
• Merger and Acquisition Activity Remains High
• More Types of Content Move from Print to Online
• Tools, Tools and More Tools
• Continued Spending on Mobile
• Decreased Library Spending
• Individuals Gain Value for Publishers
• Current Trends in Professional Online and Internet Services
• Global Expansion Continues
• Legal Information Companies Offer More Than Research Services
• Search Upgrades Abound

• Table 6.1: Estimated Global Professional Online Services/Abstracting & Indexing Revenue, 2005-2007P
• Table 6.2: Professional Online and Internet Services Segment Market Share, 2006
• Table 6.3: Representative Legal Online Services
• Table 6.4: Representative Scientific/Technical & Medical Online Services
• Table 6.5: Representative Business Online Services
• Table 6.6: Estimated Top-Line Global STM A&I Revenue, 2005-2007P
• Table 6.7: Breakdown of Top-Line Global A&I Revenue, 2006, Sci/Tech vs. Medical
• Table 6.8: Estimated Top-Line Global STM A&I Revenue After Eliminations, 2005-2007P
• Table 6.9: Revenue Growth, Leading STM A&I Publishers, 2004-2006

Chapter 7: Forecasts and Conclusions

• Legal Publishing
• Scientific/Technical Publishing
• Medical Publishing
• Business Publishing
• Conclusions

• Table 7.1: Global Professional Publishing Forecast, 2007-2010
• Table 7.2: Global Legal Publishing Forecast, 2007-2010
• Table 7.3: Global Scientific/Technical Publishing Forecast, 2007-2010
• Table 7.4: Global Medical Publishing Forecast, 2007-2010
• Table 7.5: Global Business Publishing Forecast, 2007-2010