I need to identify 4 or 5 well known books that are re-issued
annually.  I can think of Guinness Book of World Records, and maybe
the Farmers Almanac, but nothing else.  Help!

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 01 Feb 2005 03:37 PST

If you do a search at Amazon.com on the term [ 2005 ] -- and restrict
your search to books only -- you'll get a list of lot of annuals and
almanac type publications, including:


The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2005  

2005 Writers Market 

2005 Photographers Market 

2005 Children's Writers & Illustrator's Market 

Guinness World Records 2005

2005 Physicians' Desk Reference  

The Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2005 

J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2005

State of the World 2005 

Dilbert: 2005 Day-to-Day Calendar

Kaplan New SAT 2005 



and so on.  You can also search on other terms, such as [ almanac ] or
[ yearbook ] to produce similar sorts of lists.


Are these the sorts of items you're after?


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by inkvisitor-ga on 01 Feb 2005 17:41 PST

All very helpful and cogent comments.  I should perhaps have tried to
focus more attention on the "well known" aspect, although I suppose
that depends on one's perspective.  I guess I am looking for the "most
well known" of such annual re-issued / updated titles, a la Guinness. 
But these are a helpful starting point.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 02 Feb 2005 05:08 PST

If you haven't already, try the searches I mentioned on Amazon.com.  

You'll get a long list of books as a result, and you can pick and
choose the ones that strike you as the most "well known".  I think the
list I gave already has a lot of well-known items on it, but perhaps
you're looking for something even more familiar.

All the best,

paf

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Clarification of Question by inkvisitor-ga on 02 Feb 2005 18:08 PST

Thanks for all the inputs.  Pafalafa, I did the search you suggested
-- it looks like there are actually not that many annually re-issued
books that have the same recognition as the Guinness Book.  The others
rapidly seem to relate to very specific topics that reach smaller,
more focused readerships.

Hi Inkvisitor,

Might electoral rolls, diaries and calendars qualify?

The well known Harvard Orthopaedic Journal too is an annual
publication. As is The Manual for Railway Engineering (released each
April); The Bowie State University Fact book from the Office of
Planning, Analysis and Accountability and of course the very well
known Carolina Baseball Media guide.

The annual Astronomical Almanacs both of The US Naval Observatory and
The Royal Greenwich Observatory would count as two publications.

The ever popular and light reading of American Foreign Policy was
republished December last. (11th edition).

Phil

Pick your sport, then go for the annual summary: ESPN Baseball
Encyclopedia 2005; The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2004.

Pick a series of "best" writing: Best American Short Stories 2004:
Best American Essays 2004; Best American Science Writing 2004; Best
American Sports Writing 2004.

Encyclopedia annuals: Encyclopedia Britannica "Book of the Year."

Tide tables, current atlases for mariners.

Annual updates to federal regulations: FAR/AIM 2005 for pilots is a
printed updating of Federal Air Regulations and the Airman's
Information Manual, so widely used that several private printers
supply it.

Economic Freedom of the World, 2004 done annually since 1997:
http://www.freetheworld.com/release.html

Movie Guides: Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2005; Videohound's Golden
Movie Retriever 2005

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA