I am compiling a list of newsletters (online and print) that address
both a particular topic (business process automation) and vertical
industries (high-tech, manufacturing, etc.)  What are my best
available (i.e., free or inexpensive) online sources to provide me
with information I need to develop the most comprehensive list, which
would include newsletter names, contact info, etc.?

Thanks for asking!

I've compiled a listing of sources and directories where you'll find
listings of the type of newsletters you've specified. I've sorted them
into online and print.


Newsletter Directories (Online Newsletters)

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Topica

A leading Ezine/Newsletter publisher. Database is browsable by
category or searchable by keyword. I've selected category links to
list, but you can easily search on keywords from any page.

Topica - Computers/Internet
http://www.topica.com/dir/?cid=3

Topica - Business
http://www.topica.com/dir/?cid=2

Topica - Products and Services
http://www.topica.com/dir/?cid=5043

Topica - Search: Process Automation
http://www.topica.com/search/?query=process+automation&search_type=cat


Ezine Universe

Searchable or browsable directory of online newsletters and e-zines.
I've included direct links to categories where I've discovered the
type of newsletters you've specified.

Ezine Universe
http://ezine-universe.com/s/Business_and_Economy/index.shtml
http://ezine-universe.com/s/Computers_and_Internet/Computers/index.shtml
http://ezine-universe.com/s/News_and_Media/Regions/index.shtml
http://ezine-universe.com/s/Reference/Technology/index.shtml


Newsletter Access

Searchable directory of over 6,500 online publications. Shows over
3,200 Business related publications. Use the Search function with
keywords, rather than browsing this extensive listing.

Newsletter Access
http://www.newsletteraccess.com/


Business.com  

A Business search engine. You may also find it useful to browse by
manufacturing and/or automation categories.

Search: Business Newsletters:
http://www.business.com/search/rslt_default.asp?bdcs=96EBD6A2-6835-11D6-A09C-0002A5E899B2&bdcf=&vt=all&query=%22business+newsletters%22&search=search

Search: Business Newsletters Process Automation
http://www.business.com/search/rslt_default.asp?query=%22business+newsletters%22+process+automation&bdct=&bdcf=&vt=all

Search: Business Newsletters Technology
http://www.business.com/search/rslt_default.asp?query=%22business+newsletters%22+technology&bdct=&bdcf=&vt=all&search=search


Yahoo Directory

An alphabetized Directory listing of computer-related and high-tech
newsletters.

Yahoo
Business > Computers > Newsletters
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/Computers/Industry_Information/Newsletters/


Newsletter Directories (Print)
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ACQ's Publishers and Vendors List

List of Business Publishers, includes Newsletters, Magazines and Books

ACQ Library
Business Publishers and Vendors
http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/pubr/bus.html


NEPA - Newsletter and Electronic Publisher's Association

Offers a Member's Directory and Suppliers Listing at a cost of $250,
or free as a membership perk.

NEPA Store
http://www.newsletters.org/page.cfm?name=nepastore


Publishers Marketing Association
Membership Directory (Alphabetical)
http://www.pma-online.org/memdrct.cfm

Publications by Industry
Google Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Resources/News_and_Publications/By_Industry/


The following Google Searches turn up articles in newsletters which
have published on the subject shown. Additional searches may be
performed by substituting your choice of search words for the words
(inside the quote marks) Your Search Phrase Here:

"Your Search Phrase Here" article newsletter OR ezine OR e-zine

Business Process Automation
://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22business+process+automation%22+article+newsletter+OR+ezine&btnG=Google+Search

Manufacturing Automation
://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22manufacturing+automation%22+article+newsletter+OR+ezine&btnG=Google+Search

High Tech Automation
://www.google.com/search?num=30&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22high+tech+automation%22+article+newsletter+OR+ezine&btnG=Google+Search


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Search strategy included perusal of known business and media sites,
and associations, as well as Google search terms on variations of
"process automation" "business newsletters" "trade publications"
"newsletter publishers"


I hope you find these resources useful to your compilation. Should you
have any questions about the material or links provided, please, feel
free to ask.

larre-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by prpro-ga on 06 Nov 2002 13:02 PST

Great list, larre!  However, I may have not been as "specific" as I
should have been (although I tried!).  I was looking for online
resources that could supply information about online and/or printed
newsletters/e-zines, and not printed directories to
newsletters/e-zines.

Don't know if this changes your answers much, but just wanted to post
this clarification.  Thanks for such quick work!

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Clarification of Answer by larre-ga on 06 Nov 2002 13:38 PST

The online directories, for the most part, do offer information about
the individual newsletters, at least as described by the publishers.
Given the clarification, I'll scout about a bit more and see if I can
turn up some additional sources for you.

=l=

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Clarification of Answer by larre-ga on 06 Nov 2002 22:45 PST

I've conducted several more searches in hopes of turning up faster, or
better organized e-zine and newsletter listings, without finding
anything that improves upon these first listings. Several sites
duplicatea number of the listings, but do so in ways that are even
less appealing, with more advertising, popups, fewer listings per
page, and other distractions. I haven't managed to locate any
newletter review sites that addresss the narrow field of process
automation. Trade publications of all types tend to be simply listed
in a variety of venues, rather than ranked or reviewed more helpfully.

In the directory listings given, the contact and subscription
information is available when you drill down through the categories,
or click through to the homepages of the individual publications
listed in the searches. Topica, especially, can be very tedious, but
the contact info you're seeking is in there. It's quite obvious your
compilation project will be very beneficial to those seeking a
one-stop information service.

I'll continue to work my way through a few of the search results that
turned up 1,000's of results. Perhaps in those pages, we'll manage
find you a gem of a source, or at least some helpful nuggets. I'll
post anything I believe to be worthwhile. Don't hold out a great deal
of anticipation, however, since the more useful sources also tend to
be reasonably well placed in seach results.

=l=

Excellent answer;this proved to be very helpful to me!  Great work!