Catholic Book Publishers Association Handouts from presentation USEFUL MEDIA RESOURCES Trade Media Radio & TV Interview Report Bradley Communications, Lansdale, PA phone: 610-259-1070 A newsletter that is distributed to 4,000 radio and TV producers in the United States. Publishers can place ads in the newsletter. The ads should describe a new book and its author's availability for interviews. The ads cost about $300.00. A good way for a publisher with limited resources to reach a wide range of electronic media. Bacon's Directory phone: 800-621-0561 or 312-922-2400; Internet: www.baconsinfo.com This guide is the industry standard for media listings. It is published annually and includes 10,000 print, radio, and TV contacts. For a fee (.85/contact), Bacon's will run a selection (ex: "religion editors") for the publisher. This is a good way to narrow the broad scope of this directory without having to do lots of research in-house. Religion News Service (RNS Bookstock) phone: 202-463-8777 or 800-767-6781 RNS Bookstock will run an announcement of a new title on their wire for one month for a fee of about $300.00. A good way to reach small, local newspapers that might not otherwise receive information on a new title. Religion Newswriters Association phone: 614-891-9001; Internet: www.rna.org RNA will provide publishers with their list of approximately 150 U.S. religion news writers for a fee (about $200.00). Religion Media The Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches(Abingdon Press) ISBN: 0-687-03092-7; $29.95 This guide, published annually, is a useful resource for information on denominationally-affiliated periodicals, as well as many other church-related issues. The Catholic Press Directory(The Catholic Press Association) phone: 516-471-4730 A comprehensive reference guide to Catholic publications in the U.S. and Canada. Order by sending check for $48.00 to The Catholic Press Association, 3555 Veterans Highway, Unit O, Ronkonkoma, NY, 11779 [back to Catholic Book Publishers Association] ©Copyright 1999 Julie Hathaway Keisman