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With millions of titles, BooksInPrint.com is an essential bibliographic tool for libraries, booksellers, and publishers.
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FREE ISBN Barcode Generator
This tool creates a barcode image as a .PDF file, or as a high-res .PNG file ready for printing. The barcode can optionally include the price supplement.
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Library of Congress Control Number (PCN)
A Library of Congress catalog control number is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections.
https://pcn.loc.gov/

General Affiliate Organizations

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
Terry Nathan, Executive Director
1020 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Suite 204
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone: 310-546-1818 • fax: 310-546-3939
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.IBPA-online.org

Legends of the West
Tom DeMund
174 Santa Rosa Ave.
Sausalito, CA 94965
Phone: 415-331-2516
Email: [email protected]

Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association (MPIBA)
Lisa Knudsen, Executive Director
19 Old Town Square, Suite 238, Fort Collins, CO, 80524, United States
Phone: 970-484-5856
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mountainsplains.org

New Mexico Book Association (NMBA)
P O Box 1285
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: 505-660-6357
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nmbook.org

PubWest
Kent Watson, Executive Director
17501 Hill Way
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Phone: 503-635-0056
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pubwest.org

Small Publishers Association of NorthAmerican (SPAN)
Brad Poulsen, Executive Director
P O Box 9725
Colorado Springs, CO 80932
Phone: 719-924-5534
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.spannet.org 

Bookseller Associations

American Booksellers Association (ABA)
828 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Phone: 914-591-2665
Fax: 914-591-2720
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bookweb.org

Christian Booksellers Association
9240 Explorer Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Gateway Booksellers Association
Gus Churchill
12750 Coachlight Square Drive
Florissant, MO  63033

Great Lakes Booksellers Association
Jim Dana, Executive Director
208 Franklin St.
P.O. Box 901
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Phone: 616-847-2460 or 800-745-2460
Fax: 616-842-0051
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.books-glba.org

Houston Area Booksellers Association
Linda Branick, President
Booktronics
5730 Westheimr Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: 713-626-4000
Fax: 713-626-4009

Independent Online Booksellers Association
www.ioba.org

Mid-South Booksellers Association
Susan Daigry, Vice President
111 Highway 90
P O Box 400 Bay St.
Louis, MS 39520
Phone: 601-467-9683
Fax: 601-467-9623

Midwest Booksellers Association
www.midwestbooksellers.org

New-Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association
Eileen Dengler
2667 Hyacinth, Westbury, NY, 10590, United States
Phone: 4516/333-0681
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.naiba.com

New Hampshire Antiquarian Booksellers Association
Email: [email protected]

New England Booksellers Association
Rusty Drugan, Executive Director
1770 Mass. Ave. #332
Cambridge, MA  02140
Phone: 617-576-3070; 800-466-8711
Fax: 617-576-3091
Website: www.newenglandbooks.org

Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA)
Hut Landon, Executive Director
5643 Paradise Drive, Suite 12
Corte Madera, CA  94925
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nciba.com

Oklahoma Independent Booksellers Association
Joanie Stephenson, President
2612 S. Harvard Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74114
Phone: 918-743-3544
Fax: 918-743-5912
Email: [email protected]

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)
Thom Chambliss, Executive Director
317 W. Broadway, Suite 214
Eugene, OR 97401-2890
Phone: 541-683-4363
Fax: 541-683-3910
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pnba.org

Southeast Booksellers Association (SEBA)
Wanda Jewell, Executive Director
2730 Devine St.
Columbia, SC 29205
Phone: 803/252-7755
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sebaweb.org

Southern California Booksellers Association
Jennifer Bigelow
540 S. Marengo
Pasadena, CA  911011
Phone: 626/792-6157
Fax: 626/792-1402
Email: [email protected]