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

Chapter 2: Professional Publishing Markets

• Introduction
• Legal Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Legal Publishers
• Current Trends in Legal Publishing
• Product Launches, Services Continue Unabated
• Quest for Global Growth Stronger Than Ever
• Number of Legal Professionals Has Leveled Off
• Scientific/Technical Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Scientific/Technical Publishers
• Current Trends in Scientific/Technical Publishing
• Low State Tax Revenue Cuts Into Academic Library Budgets
• Meanwhile, Prices Continue Steady Rise
• Publishers’ Technology Puts Middlemen Under Pressure
• Electronic Archives Move Forward in 2003
• Medical Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Medical Publishers
• Current Trends in Medical Publishing
• Medical Publishers Scramble to Get SARS Information to Customers
• Handhelds Deliver Content to the Point of Care
• Print Not Going Away, But Online Is Where the Growth Is
• Big Players Still Seeking Acquisitions
• Number of Physicians Levels Off
• Business Publishing Market
• Market Size
• Leading Business Publishers
• Current Trends in Business Publishing
• Practical Business Management, Leadership Are Best Bet in Weak Sales Environment
• University Presses Chime in With Financial, Economics Content
• University Press Publishing
• Segment Size
• Leading University Presses
• Current Trends in University Press Publishing
• University Presses Cut Staff, Change Management and Re-Focus
• University Presses Provide More Flexible Online Book and Journal Solutions
• University Presses Seek to Extend Relationships With Society Publishers
• Society/Association Publishers
• Segment Size
• Leading Society/Association Publishers
• Current Trends in Society/Association Publishing
• Society/Association Publishers Expand Electronic Offerings
• Society/Association Publishers Cozy Up to Librarians
• Societies Are Early Indentifiers of Key Professional Trends
• Societies Partner With Other Companies and Organizations to Meet Publishing Goals
• Forecasts and Conclusions
• Legal Publishing
• Scientific/Technical Publishing
• Medical Publishing
• Business Publishing

Chapter 3: Books

• Overview
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Book Publishers
• Thomson Corp.
• Wolters Kluwer
• Reed Elsevier
• John Wiley & Sons
• McGraw-Hill
• BertelsmannSpringer
• Taylor & Francis
• Leading Legal Book Publishers
• Leading Scientific/Technical Book Publishers
• Leading Medical Book Publishers
• Leading Business Book Publishers
• Professional Book Publishers Focus on Direct-to-Consumer Sales
• Economics of Professional Book Publishing
• Title Output and Average Prices for Leading Publishers
• Title Output and Average Prices for Leading University Presses
• Imports of Professional Books
• Exports of Professional Books
• University Presses Dominate 4Q 2002 YBP Rankings
• E-books Emerge in Professional Markets
• 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 Circulation
• Leading Professional Journals by Subscription Revenue
• Current Trends in Professional Journal Publishing
• New Journal Launches Subside In Favor of Partnerships, Acquisitions
• Archiving Initiatives Pick Up Steam
• CrossRef Keeps Growing as Publishers Emphasize Linking
• Librarians Cry Foul Over Pricing, Giving Rise to Alternative Journals
• Forecasts and Conclusions

Chapter 5: Newsletters & Looseleafs

• Overview
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Newsletter and Looseleaf Publishers
• 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 Category
• Current Trends in Newsletter and Looseleaf Publishing
• Newsletter Publishers Continue to Develop Online Products
• Still, Looseleafs Might Lose the Battle to Web-Based Products
• Newsletter Acquisition Activity Slow
• Forecasts and Conclusions

Chapter 6: Directories

• Overview
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Directory Publishers
• Dun & Bradstreet
• Information Handling Services (IHS Group)
• Thomson Corp.
• Thomas Publishing Co.
• VNU USA
• Primedia Inc.
• McGraw-Hill
• Current Trends in Directory Publishing
• New Electronic Database/Directory Products Emerge
• M&A Activity Expected to Escalate in 2003 and 2004
• Add-On Services Become More Important to Customers
• XML Can Drastically Improve Electronic Databases/Directories
• Directory Publishers Enhance CD-ROM Products
• Business Directories Dominate Professional Markets; Medical Runs Second
• Forecasts and Conclusions

Chapter 7: Online Services

• Overview
• Market Size
• Leading Professional Online Services
• Legal Online Services
• Scientific & Technical Online Services
• Business Online Services
• Medical Online Services
• Current Trends in Professional Online and Internet Services
• Online Paid Subscriptions Top 71.8 million in 2001, But Growth Rate Slows
• Online Users in Africa Double in 2002; Latin American Users Also Soar
• Large Professional Publishers Grab Bigger Chunk of Online Health Market
• Kluwer Divests Kluwer Academic Publishing to Sharpen Focus on Medical Market
• Medical Segment Witnesses a World Without Wires
• 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

• American Chemical Society (ACS).
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• American Institute of Physics (AIP)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• Bertelsmann AG
• Bureau of National Affairs (BNA)
• Cambridge University Press
• Columbia University Press
• EBSCO
• Harvard University Press
• Information Handling Services Group (IHS Group)
• Ingenix Publishing
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE)
• Marcel Dekker
• The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
• MIT Press
• OCLC Online Computer Library Center
• Oxford University Press
• Reed Elsevier
• Taylor & Francis
• Thompson Publishing Group
• Thomson Corp.
• University of California Press
• University of Chicago Press
• WebMD
• John Wiley & Sons
• Wolters Kluwer
• Yale University Press