• Introduction
• Market Size
• Media Breakdown
• Leading Professional Publishers
• The Thomson Corp.
• Reed Elsevier
• Wolters Kluwer
• The McGraw-Hill Cos.
• Bertelsmann AG
• John Wiley & Sons
• Information Handling Services Group
• Bureau of National Affairs
• Taylor & Francis
• Aqcuistions in the Professional Publishing Market

Chapter 2: Professional Publishing Markets

• Introduction
• Legal Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Legal Publishers
• Current Trends in Legal Publishing
• Small Law Firms Attracting the Attention of Big Companies
• West, Lexis Continue to Battle Head-to-Head
• Top Publishers Look to Expand Globally
• Next Step: Palm of Your Hand?
• Number of Legal Professionals Continue to Grow
• Scientific/Technical Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Scientific/Technical Publishers
• Current Trends in Legal Publishing
• Traditional Publishers Devote Resources to Comprehensive Portals
• Database Aggregators Serve Smaller Publishers
• Publishers, Libraries Struggle With Finding Best Practices for Digital Preservation
• Publishers, Researchers Butt Heads Over Electronic Archiving Rights
• Medical Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Medical Publishers
• Current Trends in Medical Publishing
• Healthcare Information Providers Embrace Delivery Through the Internet Portal
• From Desktop to Handheld
• Traditional Publishers Work to Strip Internet Crown from Last Year’s Leaders
• Number of Physicians Levels Off
• Business Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Business Publishers
• Current Trends in Business Publishing
• Subscription-Dependent Publishers Strong in Soft Ad Market
• A Smaller Segment, Business Publishing Continues to Grow
• Universtiy Press Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading University Press Publishers
• Current Trends in University Press Publishing
• Decline Across the Board
• University Presses Join Search for Digital Archiving Methods
• University Presses Publish Alternative Journals
• University Presses Continue Push Toward Electronic Publishing
• SPARC Continues Its Efforts
• BioOne Launched With 40 Titles
• Association Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Association Publishers
• Current Trends in Association Publishing
• One-Stop Shopping on Web Sites
• Forecasts and Conclusions
• Legal Publishing
• Scientific/Technical Publishing
• Medical Publishing
• Business Publishing

Chapter 3: Books

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Book Publishers
• The Thomson Corp.
• Harcourt General
• Reed Elsevier
• Wolters Kluwer
• John Wiley & Sons
• McGraw-Hill Cos.
• BertelsmannSpringer
• Taylor & Francis
• Leading Legal Publishers
• Leading Scientific/Technical Publishers
• Leading Medical Publishers
• Leading Business Publishers
• Distribution Methods Don't Stray from the Norm
• Leading Professional Book Publishers
• Professional Publishers' Net Dollar Sales
• Libraries Lead in Wholesaler and Jobber Sales
• Economics of Professional Books
• Title Output and Average Prices for Leading Publishers
• Title Output and Average Prices for University Presses
• Exports of Professional Books
• Wiley, Human Kinetics, University Presses Top Bestseller Lists
• Forecasts and Conclusions

Chapter 4: Journals

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Journal Publishers
• Reed Elsevier
• Wolters Kluwer
• American Chemical Society
• John Wiley & Sons
• BertelsmannSpringer
• American Medical Association
• American Institute of Physics
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Taylor & Francis
• American Bar Association
• Marcel Dekker
• Blackwell Science
• University of Chicago Press
• Breakdown of Professional Journals by Segment
• Leading Professional Journals by Segment
• Leading Professional Journals by Subscription Revenue
• Current Trends in Professional Journal Publishing
• Linking Popularity Grows Within Industry
• STM Portals Extend Beyond Just Journals
• Aggregators Help Smaller Publishers Get Online
• Growing Discontent With Commercial Publishers Leads to Alternatives
• Forecasts and Conclusions

Chapter 5: Newsletters and Looseleafs

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Newsletter and Looseleaf Publishers
• The Thomson Corp.
• Wolters Kluwer
• Bureau of National Affairs
• Reed Elsevier
• McGraw-Hill
• Thompson Publishing Group
• PBI Media
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• American Bar Association
• Breakdown of Professional Newsletters and Looseleafs by Segment
• Current Trends in Newsletter and Looseleaf Publishing
• Newsletter Publishers Continue to Develop Online Products
• Still, Looseleafs Might Lose the Battle to Web-Based Products
• Acquisitions Help Publishers Expand Their Newsletter Offerings
• Forecasts and Conclusions

Chapter 6: Directories

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Directory Publishers
• Reed Elsevier
• Information Handling Services Group
• The Thomson Corp.
• Thomas Publishing Co.
• VNU USA
• McGraw-Hill Cos.
• Current Trends in Directory Publishing
• Publishers Use Mergers and Acquisitions to Strengthen Product Lines
• Providers 365 Media and MediaBrains Offer a Variety of Online Services
• Wireless Technology Continues to Make an Impact
• Directory Publishers Have Mixed Feelings About Internet
• Business Directories Dominate Professional Publishing; Medical Runs Second
• Forecasts and Conclusions

Chapter 7: Online Services

• Introduction
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Online Services
• Legal Online Services
• Scientific/Technical Online Services
• Business Online Services
• Medical Online Services
• Current Trends in Online and Internet Services
• Growth Continues in the Web/Online Medium
• Online Periodicals Surpass 12,200 in 2000; CD-ROM Growth Flattens
• Health Portal Leaders Begin Shuffle
• Kluwer Bolsters Its Legal Market Position With Loislaw Acquisition
• McGraw-Hill Expands Portal Presence
• Forecasts and Conclusions

Chapter 8: Forecasts and Conclusions

• Legal Publishing
• Scientific/Technical Publishing
• Medical Publishing
• Business Publishing
• Professional Books
• Professional Journals
• Professional Newsletters/Looseleafs
• Professional Directories
• Professional Online and Internet Services
• Conclusions

Chapter 9: Company Profiles

• Americal Chemical Society
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• American Institute of Physics
• American Medical Association
• 1-800-Attorney Inc.
• Bertelsmann AG
• Bureau of National Affairs
• Cambridge University Press
• Columbia University Press
• Harvard University Press
• IHS Group
• Intgenix Publishing
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Inc.
• Marcel Dekker
• The McGraw-Hill Cos.
• Medscape
• Medsite
• MIT Press
• OCLC Online Computer Library Center
• Oxford University Press--USA
• Reed Elsevier PLC
• Taylor & Francis Group
• Thompson Publishing Group
• The Thomson Corp.
• University of California Press
• University of Chicago Press
• WebMD Corp.
• John Wiley & Sons
• Wolters Kluwer
• Yale University Press