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== Project Overview ==
 
== Project Overview ==
  
The purpose of this project is to enforce certain standards, as specified in the ISFDB rules, on the names used in the Publisher fields of our books. These are not particularly strict rules. For example, we do not try to use a "Canonical Name" for a particular publisher. Instead, we prefer to record the name the publisher used on a particular book, which may vary across time. However, there are certain minimal standards:
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The purpose of this project is to evaluate apparent violations of the standards, as specified in the ISFDB rules, on the names used in the Publisher fields of our books. These are not particularly strict rules. For example, we do not try to use a "Canonical Name" for a particular publisher. Instead, we prefer to record the name the publisher used on a particular book, which may vary across time. However, there are certain minimal standards:
 
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<li>Case should be regularized unless there is a clear reason not to. For example, a Tor book often gives the imprint name as "TOR Books"; this should be entered as "Tor Books". DAW, however, is an acronym, and so "DAW Books" is the correct form for that imprint. Publishers of magazines are often printed in uppercase -- e.g. Fantastic Universe's statement of printing shows "KING-SIZE PUBLICATIONS, INC." as the publisher; the form "King-Size Publications, Inc." should be used here.
 
<li>Case should be regularized unless there is a clear reason not to. For example, a Tor book often gives the imprint name as "TOR Books"; this should be entered as "Tor Books". DAW, however, is an acronym, and so "DAW Books" is the correct form for that imprint. Publishers of magazines are often printed in uppercase -- e.g. Fantastic Universe's statement of printing shows "KING-SIZE PUBLICATIONS, INC." as the publisher; the form "King-Size Publications, Inc." should be used here.
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== Avoid "Imprint/Publisher" (no spaces) ==
 
== Avoid "Imprint/Publisher" (no spaces) ==
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Publishers whose name contains a "/" with no spaces around it are listed below. In some cases, we know that this format is justified, as indicated below. In most situations, however, this is probably not the case. Editors working to correct these publisher names should <em>not</em> assume that the current listing has the correct order of imprint and publisher (imprint first), but should verify which of the names included is an imprint of the other.
  
 
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   <td><b>Publisher</b></td>
 
   <td><b>Publisher</b></td>
   <td><b>Reason for "x/y"?</b></td>
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   <td><b>Reason for "x/y"? Corrected to?</b></td>
 
   <td><b>Status</b></td>
 
   <td><b>Status</b></td>
 
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?775 Ace/Putnam]</td><td>Justified on<br>Publisher page</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?775 Ace/Putnam]</td><td>Justified on Publisher page</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41208 Ace/Charter]</td><td>Justified on<br>Publisher page</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41208 Ace/Charter]</td><td>Justified on Publisher page</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41209 Ace/Putnam / SFBC]</td><td>Justified on<br>Publisher page</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41209 Ace/Putnam / SFBC]</td><td>Justified on Publisher page</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1030 And/Or Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1030 And/Or Press]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41215 Berkley/Putnam]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41215 Berkley/Putnam]</td><td>Justified on Publisher page</td><td>OK</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?15511 Berkley/Putnam / SFBC]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?15511 Berkley/Putnam / SFBC]</td><td>ISFDB standard for SFBC entry</td><td>OK</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>DC Comics/Vertigo</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>DC Comics/Vertigo</td><td>Vertigo / DC Comics</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36469 DesignStudio/Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36469 DesignStudio/Press]</td><td>Design Studio Press</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2831 Donald I. Fine/Primus]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2831 Donald I. Fine/Primus]</td><td>Primus / Donald I. Fine</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3516 Donald M. Grant/Scribner]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3516 Donald M. Grant/Scribner]</td><td>Changed / to &</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?22089 Dutton/Obelisk]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?22089 Dutton/Obelisk]</td><td>Obelisk / E. P. Dutton</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3026 Eclipse/Moonfire]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3026 Eclipse/Moonfire]</td><td>Eclipse Comics & Moonfire Productions</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36301 Edition Brusen/Colophon]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36301 Edition Brusen/Colophon]</td><td>Edition Brusen</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?39423 Esterhazy Press/Lulu.com]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?39423 Esterhazy Press/Lulu.com]</td><td>Esterhazy Press</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>Fiction Collective Two/Black Ice Books</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>Fiction Collective Two/Black Ice Books</td><td>Black Ice Books / Fiction Collective Two</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1292 First Books/Old Earth Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1292 First Books/Old Earth Books]</td><td>Joint venture, changed / to &</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23697 Foggy Windows Books/Afterburner]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23697 Foggy Windows Books/Afterburner]</td><td>Publication series removed</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25209 Frazetta Prints/Sun-Litho Prin]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25209 Frazetta Prints/Sun-Litho Prin]</td><td>Changed name to match OCLC record</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?29402 G/L Regal Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?29402 G/L Regal Books]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26782 Gallant/Charger Publications]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26782 Gallant/Charger Publications]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>OK</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24313 Grove Press/Evergreen Black Cat]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24313 Grove Press/Evergreen Black Cat]</td><td>Imprint / Publisher reversed</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?30209 Hachette/Gallimard]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?30209 Hachette/Gallimard]</td><td>Publisher no longer in the db</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25525 Harvard University Press/Belknap Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25525 Harvard University Press/Belknap Press]</td><td>Imprint / Publisher reversed</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35182 Hodder SF/Fantasy / Hodder Headline Australia]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35182 Hodder SF/Fantasy / Hodder Headline Australia]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26123 Houghton Mifflin/McDougal Littell]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26123 Houghton Mifflin/McDougal Littell]</td><td>Record incorrectly entered</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35642 http://sonandfoe.com/]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35642 http://sonandfoe.com/]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36972 http://www.bloodrosemag.com/]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36972 http://www.bloodrosemag.com/]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36971 http://www.chizine.com]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36971 http://www.chizine.com]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?34503 Impact/F&W Publications]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?34503 Impact/F&W Publications]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?34379 Infinite Monkeys/Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?34379 Infinite Monkeys/Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3031 Penguin/Arkana]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3031 Penguin/Arkana]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?45 Penguin/Signet Classic]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?45 Penguin/Signet Classic]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>Pocket/Kangaroo</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>Pocket/Kangaroo</td><td>Pocket / Kangaroo</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?40709 Pocket Books/Star Trek]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?40709 Pocket Books/Star Trek]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20349 Pocket/ibooks]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20349 Pocket/ibooks]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?17625 Random House/Yearling]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?17625 Random House/Yearling]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27293 Raven House/Worldwide]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27293 Raven House/Worldwide]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?4278 Re/Search Publications]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?4278 RE/Search Publications]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?4119 RH/Disney]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?4119 RH/Disney]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6716 Sage, Evelyn/editorial Molino]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6716 Sage, Evelyn/editorial Molino]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2849 Salem House/Hogarth Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2849 Salem House/Hogarth Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?34101 Shasta/Phoenix]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?34101 Shasta/Phoenix]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?4091 Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?4091 Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35520 Simulacran Press/Ozark Triange Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3830 Southern Tier Editions/Harrington Park Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3830 Southern Tier Editions/Harrington Park Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35558 St. Martin's/Marek]</td><td>Justified on<br>Publisher page</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35558 St. Martin's/Marek]</td><td>Justified on Publisher page</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25002 Starseed/Peace Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25002 Starseed/Peace Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?38593 Stroemfeld/Roter Stern]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?38593 Stroemfeld/Roter Stern]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2835 Viking/Dedalus]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2835 Viking/Dedalus]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?846 Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / Vintage Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?846 Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / Vintage Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?11881 Virgin/Target]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>Virgin/Target</td><td>Target / Virgin</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1212 W. H. Allen/Target]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>W. H. Allen/Target</td><td>Target / W. H. Allen</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?29724 Wanderer/Just For Boys]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?29724 Wanderer/Just For Boys]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?16111 Watermark Press/P.I.C]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?16111 Watermark Press/P.I.C]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?33101 WhoooDoo Mysteries/TrebleHeart Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?33101 WhoooDoo Mysteries/TrebleHeart Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24173 Wildside Press/Prime Classics Library]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>Wildside Press/Prime Classics Library</td><td>Prime Classics Library / Wildside Press</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23361 Woodbridge/Banquo]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23361 Woodbridge/Banquo]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?21953 Word Play/Cottage Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?21953 Word Play/Cottage Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?17269 Workman/Ariel]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>Workman/Ariel</td><td>Ariel Books / Workman Publishing</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?5887 Wunderlich/Rowohlt]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?5887 Wunderlich/Rowohlt]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?11871 Wyndham/Target]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>Wyndham/Target</td><td>Target / Wyndham</td><td>Corrected</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26580 Xlibris Corporation/Fossicker Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26580 Xlibris Corporation/Fossicker Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3298 Yankee/Nimbus]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3298 Yankee/Nimbus]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?30573 Yin/Yang Cubed Publishing]</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?30573 Yin/Yang Cubed Publishing]</td><td>"/" is part of the publisher's name</td><td>Ok</td></tr>
 
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== Avoid City Names in Publisher Names ==
 
== Avoid City Names in Publisher Names ==
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Rule #3 above asks us to avoid the use of city names (and, possibly, country names) in the publisher field. Existing publishers that have cities and countries included in their names appear to be:
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  <td><b>Publisher</b></td>
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  <td><b>Status</b></td>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?14261 Alella, Barcelona: Pleniluni Ciència-Ficció]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25241 Aosta: Keltia Editrice]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2368 Argentina: Fantaciencia]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7018 Argentina: Muchnil]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26693 Baldwin Park, CA: Camelot Pub. Co.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35748 Barcelona : Molino]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35747 Barcelona : Molino D.L.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?39315 Beograd: Jugoslavija]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1788 Bilbao (Spain): Albia]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2633 Boston: World Peace Foundation]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6374 Bratislava: Mlade Leta]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35759 București : Editura Nemira]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26914 Bucuresti: Aldo Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6372 Bucuresti: Tineretului]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?31347 Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?17817 Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24252 Chatsworth, Calif.: GX: distributed by Zorro]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26993 Chicago: Covici-McGee]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25382 Conway, Wales: R. E. Jones & Bros., Ltd., printers]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27012 Derby: The Regent Library, F. Murray]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?16577 East Aurora: Roycrofters]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27013 Edinburgh: Patrick Geddes]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?18469 Fiji: Nostal'giia]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1707 France: Editions de l'Aurore]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35762 Gdańsk : Phantom Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?31021 Greensburg, PA: Tribune Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25619 Hudson Publishing: Hawthorn [Australia]]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35763 İstanbul : Sarmal]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26705 Kaunas: Eridanas]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35732 Kharkiv: Vesta]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?15441 Köln: Könemann]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?29792 La Jolla, CA: Lane & Associates]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2619 London: ??]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23129 London: A. F. Bird]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26053 London: Alston Rivers]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27052 London: Ballantyne & Co.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2621 London: Baynes & Son]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6898 London: Charles Wilson Deacon & Co.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2489 London: Collins]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1611 London: Daily Telegraph]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6342 London: Derek Verschoyle]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6953 London: E. Benn; New York: Coward-McCann]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2875 London: Elek]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6824 London: Elliot Stock]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6900 London: Grant Richards and H. Toulmin/Cayme Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7030 London: Grant Richards's Colonial Library]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?33602 London: Gryphon Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7049 London: J. Baker for The Richards Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2882 London: J. Bell]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2527 London: J. Bowden]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2620 London: J. Dodsley]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2755 London: John Lane; Boston: Roberts Brothers]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6341 London: John Lehmann]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27027 London: John Morphew]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?16481 London: Magread Limited]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2914 London: Minerva Press, Lane]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6903 London: Nelson's Library]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25384 London: Pitman]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24962 London: Primitive Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7097 London: Reeves & Turner]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25383 London: Sir I. Pitman & Sons]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6684 London: Spottiswoode]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27000 London: Swan Sonnenschein]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24759 London: T.H. Lacy]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6283 Los Angeles, CA: Unicorn & Son]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6933 Los Angeles: Western Lights Publishing]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2090 MA: Odyssey Publications]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?33522 Madrid: Siglo Veintiuno de Espana Editores]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?21053 Melbourne: Georgian House]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6931 Melbourne: Text Publishing]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25979 Mem Martins, Portugal: Publicações Europa-América]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24830 Midwood / Tower, New York:]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6371 Milano: Baldini E Castoldi]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26377 Milano: Ponzoni]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?37690 Milwaukee: Raintree Publishers]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24483 Mokelumne Hill, CA: Health Research]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?22661 Moscow: Ad Marginem]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6785 Moscow: AST/Yermak]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26026 Moscow: Malysh Publishers]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?22669 Moscow: Zakharov]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6373 Moskwa: Maladaja Gwardija]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2262 Munich: Langenscheidt-Longman]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1671 New Delhi: Ravi Rayal Publisher]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1346 New York: ?]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2870 New York: Alliance Pub Co.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2954 New York: American Jewish Committee]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26530 New York: AMS Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?986 New York: Bodleian Society]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3165 New York: Brentano's]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?14161 New York: E. Bliss]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26991 New York: E. Bliss & E. White]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6750 New York: Epstein & Carroll]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7591 New York: Exposition Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27007 New York: F. Tennyson Neeley]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?16573 New York: Grolier Club]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?27028 New York: Hagemann Publishing Co.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26694 New York: International Publishers]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25346 New York: McCall Pub. Co.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6960 New York: Mershon Company]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1990 New York: Nimmo's Popular Tales]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26938 New York: R. H. Russell]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6651 New York: Religious Book Club]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7044 New York: Sheridan House]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25496 New York: The H.K. Fly Company]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6947 New York: The Macmillan company; London: Macmillan & co., ltd.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2907 New York: W. H. Freeman]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24828 News Stand Library, Toronto: Export Publishing]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25086 North Cheam: Young World Productions]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20109 Odessa, Ukraine: Variant]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1692 Oregon: Perri Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?19421 Oslo: Aschehoug]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2284 Paris: Aubier-Flammarion]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?30156 Paris: Del Duca]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?462 Paris: Denöel]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25757 Paris: Ditis]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?12331 Paris: Dom Knigi]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6368 Paris: Gallimard]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1331 Paris: Librairie Hachette]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1827 Paris: Librairie Nouvelle]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24796 Paris: Plasma]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?22677 Paris: Sintaksis]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20713 Portland, Oregon: Wrigley-Cross]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25978 Portugal: Publicacoes Europa]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25972 Prague: Cinema]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6365 Praha: Detske Knihy]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?39707 Praha: Magnet]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?39708 Praha: Talpress]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7691 Richmond: Reynolds & Hearn]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?29947 Rio de Janeiro: Record]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?33523 Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24688 Saint Louis: Concordia Pub. House]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7036 San Diego: House of Fire Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?28920 San Diego: Leisure Book]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1312 San Francisco: Anamnesis Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2346 San Simeon, CA: Serendipity Systems]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7701 Sandy, UT: Sunflower Publishing]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26497 Shanghai: Commercial Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24946 Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Kids]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24947 Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20113 Sofia, Bulgaria: SCC Computer]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6364 Sofija: Narodna Mladiez]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26913 Soul-si : Haengbokhan Ch`aek Ilki]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1074 Spain: Cenit]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6657 Spain: Janes]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1309 Spain: Nebula]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25147 St. Vital, Manitoba: Canadian Science Fiction Association]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23125 Stockholm: Albert Bonnier]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?591 Stockholm: Bonnier]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25242 Stockholm: Fören. Sverige-kuriren]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6652 Sweden: Bonnier]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6660 Sweden: FA-Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6666 Sweden: Gleerup]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7002 Sweden: Nova Pocket, Scand Book]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?6535 Sydney, Australia: Currawong Publishing Co,]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?778 Sydney: Jubilee]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?21841 Sydney: Judd Pub. Co.]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?22989 Sydney: Pan Books (Piper Fantasy imprint)]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?29695 Sydney: Pinnacle Books]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7050 Tacoma: The Non-Profit Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25974 Taibei Shi : Huang guan chu ban she (a.k.a. Taipei)]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35760 Taibei Shi : Mao tou ying (cheng bang) (a.k.a. Taipei)]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2723 Tokyo: Kinseido]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?22493 Tokyo: Ota Shuppan]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25971 Tokyo: Shincho Sha]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20309 Toronto: Ambassador]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?28983 Toronto: Harper & Collins]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?7047 Toronto: S. J. Reginald Saunders]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?28487 Vega: The Hungarian Fan Publishing House]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20237 Warszawa: Amber]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24765 Warszawa: Wydawnictwo MON]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1943 Washington: ?]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23225 Wellington, N.Z.: First Edition]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25113 Wiesbaden: F.A. Brockhaus]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 +
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25010 Windsor, Ontario: Netherlandic Press]</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 +
</table>
  
 
== Use "SFBC" for Book Club publishers ==
 
== Use "SFBC" for Book Club publishers ==

Latest revision as of 18:14, 6 February 2013

Project Overview

The purpose of this project is to evaluate apparent violations of the standards, as specified in the ISFDB rules, on the names used in the Publisher fields of our books. These are not particularly strict rules. For example, we do not try to use a "Canonical Name" for a particular publisher. Instead, we prefer to record the name the publisher used on a particular book, which may vary across time. However, there are certain minimal standards:

  1. Case should be regularized unless there is a clear reason not to. For example, a Tor book often gives the imprint name as "TOR Books"; this should be entered as "Tor Books". DAW, however, is an acronym, and so "DAW Books" is the correct form for that imprint. Publishers of magazines are often printed in uppercase -- e.g. Fantastic Universe's statement of printing shows "KING-SIZE PUBLICATIONS, INC." as the publisher; the form "King-Size Publications, Inc." should be used here.
  2. If you are entering both the imprint and publisher name, as in "Del Rey / Ballantine", then it should be entered as Imprint / Publisher with the imprint first, spaces around the slash, followed by the publisher name. Note, it's still ok to enter things like "Imprint, an imprint of Publisher". The things we want to avoid are the Imprint/Publisher (with no space) and Publisher / Imprint (imprint / publisher flipped around) and formats.
  3. Library records, and in some cases the copyright pages of books, often list publishers with a preceding city, as "London: Mammoth Books Ltd" or "New York: Giant Press inc". In such cases, list only the actual name of the publisher, not the city. (Existing records should not be changed to match this standard without considering how to avoid data loss). The city or country can be listed in the notes field of the publisher record, or on an associated wiki page, or both. Where needed to avoid confusion, a country suffix may be used, so we might have, for example, "Mammoth Books (UK)" and "Mammoth Books (Canada)".
  4. Science Fiction Book Club books should be entered as "Publisher / SFBC" where Publisher is the publisher name stated on the publication.

In addition, where it does not conflict with the actual statement of publisher on a book, we would prefer to merge different publisher names. This, however, is not currently an active component of this project (although various editors try to do this when they notice apparent examples).

For a more complete list of the publisher rules, or to see if the rules have changed since 2012-04-08, see Publication Fields:Publisher.

This project does not yet attempt to address rule #1 above. The publishers that may be in violation of the other rules are collected below, with the known status of evaluating them with respect to these rules.

Avoid "Imprint/Publisher" (no spaces)

Publishers whose name contains a "/" with no spaces around it are listed below. In some cases, we know that this format is justified, as indicated below. In most situations, however, this is probably not the case. Editors working to correct these publisher names should not assume that the current listing has the correct order of imprint and publisher (imprint first), but should verify which of the names included is an imprint of the other.

Publisher Reason for "x/y"? Corrected to? Status
Ace/PutnamJustified on Publisher pageOk
Ace/CharterJustified on Publisher pageOk
Ace/Putnam / SFBCJustified on Publisher pageOk
And/Or Press"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk
Berkley/PutnamJustified on Publisher pageOK
Berkley/Putnam / SFBCISFDB standard for SFBC entryOK
DC Comics/VertigoVertigo / DC ComicsCorrected
DesignStudio/PressDesign Studio PressCorrected
Donald I. Fine/PrimusPrimus / Donald I. FineCorrected
Donald M. Grant/ScribnerChanged / to &Corrected
Dutton/ObeliskObelisk / E. P. DuttonCorrected
Eclipse/MoonfireEclipse Comics & Moonfire ProductionsCorrected
Edition Brusen/ColophonEdition BrusenCorrected
Esterhazy Press/Lulu.comEsterhazy PressCorrected
Fiction Collective Two/Black Ice BooksBlack Ice Books / Fiction Collective TwoCorrected
First Books/Old Earth BooksJoint venture, changed / to &Corrected
Foggy Windows Books/AfterburnerPublication series removedCorrected
Frazetta Prints/Sun-Litho PrinChanged name to match OCLC recordCorrected
G/L Regal Books"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk
Gallant/Charger Publications"/" is part of the publisher's nameOK
Grove Press/Evergreen Black CatImprint / Publisher reversedCorrected
Hachette/GallimardPublisher no longer in the dbCorrected
Harvard University Press/Belknap PressImprint / Publisher reversedCorrected
Hodder SF/Fantasy / Hodder Headline Australia"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk
Houghton Mifflin/McDougal LittellRecord incorrectly enteredCorrected
http://sonandfoe.com/"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk
http://www.bloodrosemag.com/"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk
http://www.chizine.com"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk
Impact/F&W Publications  
Infinite Monkeys/Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation  
ITV Books/Michael Joseph  
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher/Elephant  
Jasmine Sailing/Cyber-Psychos AOD  
Kane/Miller Book Publishers  
Liguori/Triumph  
Linden Press/Simon & Schuster  
Linden Press/Simon & Schuster / BCE  
Little, Brown/Joy Street  
London: Grant Richards and H. Toulmin/Cayme Press  
Longman Trade/Caroline House  
Lyle Stuart/Citadel Press  
Lyle Stuart/Comet  
Lyle Stuart/Target  
Macabre House/Donald M. Grant  
Mariner/Houghton Mifflin  
MCFI (Noreascon II)/NESFA  
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages  
McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics  
MDS BOOKS/Mediasat  
Metaphysical Fiction C/o Lulu  
Moat Hall/Magread  
Moon Books/Random House  
Moonflower Press/Studio Absolute  
Moscow: AST/Yermak  
Nachtschatten/Medienexperimente  
NEL/Mentor Books  
Newcastle/Greenbriar  
Nighthawk/Raven Publishing  
North Atlantic Books/Frog, Ltd.  
North Atlantic Books/Tachyon Publications/Frog, Ltd.  
NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company  
Olmstead Press/e-reads  
Orange Palm/Magn Magus  
Orbit/Futura/General  
Pan Books/Piper  
Paranoid/Inca Press  
Penguin/Arkana  
Penguin/Signet Classic  
Pocket/KangarooPocket / KangarooCorrected
Pocket Books/Star Trek  
Pocket/ibooks  
Pop Seagull Publishing/CreateSpace  
Prentice-Hall/Reward Books  
Price/Stern/Sloan  
Prima/Proteus  
Putnam/Philomel  
Quartet/Futura  
R. J. Wysocki/Cleveland Science Fiction Connection  
Random House/Arrow Australia  
Random House/Arrow/Lucasbooks  
Random House/Yearling  
Raven House/Worldwide  
RE/Search Publications"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk
RH/Disney"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk
Sage, Evelyn/editorial Molino  
Salem House/Hogarth Press  
Scholastic/Omni  
Scream/Press  
Shasta/Phoenix  
Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon  
Southern Tier Editions/Harrington Park Press  
St. Martin's/MarekJustified on Publisher pageOk
Starseed/Peace Press  
Stroemfeld/Roter Stern  
Sunken Citadel/Tenoka Press  
Tandem/Target  
Tartarus Press/Durtro Press  
Ted Smart/Orion  
The Dial Press/James Wade  
The Dial Press/James Wade / SFBC  
The Elmfield Press/Morley  
TSR/Wizards of the Coast  
Underwood/Miller  
Underwood/Miller / Pendragon Press  
Underwood/Miller / SFBC  
Undie Press c/o Tim Hall  
Universal-Tandem/Target  
University of Hawaii Press/Global Oriental  
Ursus Imprints/MarK V. Ziesing  
Vangar Publishers/Baltimore  
Viking/Dedalus  
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / Vintage Books  
Virgin/TargetTarget / VirginCorrected
W. H. Allen/TargetTarget / W. H. AllenCorrected
Wanderer/Just For Boys  
Watermark Press/P.I.C  
WhoooDoo Mysteries/TrebleHeart Books  
Wildside Press/Prime Classics LibraryPrime Classics Library / Wildside PressCorrected
Woodbridge/Banquo  
Word Play/Cottage Books  
Workman/ArielAriel Books / Workman PublishingCorrected
Wunderlich/Rowohlt  
Wyndham/TargetTarget / WyndhamCorrected
Xlibris Corporation/Fossicker Press  
Yankee/Nimbus  
Yin/Yang Cubed Publishing"/" is part of the publisher's nameOk


Avoid "Publisher / Imprint" (publisher first)

We do not yet have a listing of potential violaters of this rule.

Avoid City Names in Publisher Names

Rule #3 above asks us to avoid the use of city names (and, possibly, country names) in the publisher field. Existing publishers that have cities and countries included in their names appear to be:

Publisher Status
Alella, Barcelona: Pleniluni Ciència-Ficció 
Aosta: Keltia Editrice 
Argentina: Fantaciencia 
Argentina: Muchnil 
Baldwin Park, CA: Camelot Pub. Co. 
Barcelona : Molino 
Barcelona : Molino D.L. 
Beograd: Jugoslavija 
Bilbao (Spain): Albia 
Boston: World Peace Foundation 
Bratislava: Mlade Leta 
București : Editura Nemira 
Bucuresti: Aldo Press 
Bucuresti: Tineretului 
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada 
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana 
Chatsworth, Calif.: GX: distributed by Zorro 
Chicago: Covici-McGee 
Conway, Wales: R. E. Jones & Bros., Ltd., printers 
Derby: The Regent Library, F. Murray 
East Aurora: Roycrofters 
Edinburgh: Patrick Geddes 
Fiji: Nostal'giia 
France: Editions de l'Aurore 
Gdańsk : Phantom Press 
Greensburg, PA: Tribune Press 
Hudson Publishing: Hawthorn [Australia] 
İstanbul : Sarmal 
Kaunas: Eridanas 
Kharkiv: Vesta 
Köln: Könemann 
La Jolla, CA: Lane & Associates 
London: ?? 
London: A. F. Bird 
London: Alston Rivers 
London: Ballantyne & Co. 
London: Baynes & Son 
London: Charles Wilson Deacon & Co. 
London: Collins 
London: Daily Telegraph 
London: Derek Verschoyle 
London: E. Benn; New York: Coward-McCann 
London: Elek 
London: Elliot Stock 
London: Grant Richards and H. Toulmin/Cayme Press 
London: Grant Richards's Colonial Library 
London: Gryphon Books 
London: J. Baker for The Richards Press 
London: J. Bell 
London: J. Bowden 
London: J. Dodsley 
London: John Lane; Boston: Roberts Brothers 
London: John Lehmann 
London: John Morphew 
London: Magread Limited 
London: Minerva Press, Lane 
London: Nelson's Library 
London: Pitman 
London: Primitive Press 
London: Reeves & Turner 
London: Sir I. Pitman & Sons 
London: Spottiswoode 
London: Swan Sonnenschein 
London: T.H. Lacy 
Los Angeles, CA: Unicorn & Son 
Los Angeles: Western Lights Publishing 
MA: Odyssey Publications 
Madrid: Siglo Veintiuno de Espana Editores 
Melbourne: Georgian House 
Melbourne: Text Publishing 
Mem Martins, Portugal: Publicações Europa-América 
Midwood / Tower, New York: 
Milano: Baldini E Castoldi 
Milano: Ponzoni 
Milwaukee: Raintree Publishers 
Mokelumne Hill, CA: Health Research 
Moscow: Ad Marginem 
Moscow: AST/Yermak 
Moscow: Malysh Publishers 
Moscow: Zakharov 
Moskwa: Maladaja Gwardija 
Munich: Langenscheidt-Longman 
New Delhi: Ravi Rayal Publisher 
New York: ? 
New York: Alliance Pub Co. 
New York: American Jewish Committee 
New York: AMS Press 
New York: Bodleian Society 
New York: Brentano's 
New York: E. Bliss 
New York: E. Bliss & E. White 
New York: Epstein & Carroll 
New York: Exposition Press 
New York: F. Tennyson Neeley 
New York: Grolier Club 
New York: Hagemann Publishing Co. 
New York: International Publishers 
New York: McCall Pub. Co. 
New York: Mershon Company 
New York: Nimmo's Popular Tales 
New York: R. H. Russell 
New York: Religious Book Club 
New York: Sheridan House 
New York: The H.K. Fly Company 
New York: The Macmillan company; London: Macmillan & co., ltd. 
New York: W. H. Freeman 
News Stand Library, Toronto: Export Publishing 
North Cheam: Young World Productions 
Odessa, Ukraine: Variant 
Oregon: Perri Press 
Oslo: Aschehoug 
Paris: Aubier-Flammarion 
Paris: Del Duca 
Paris: Denöel 
Paris: Ditis 
Paris: Dom Knigi 
Paris: Gallimard 
Paris: Librairie Hachette 
Paris: Librairie Nouvelle 
Paris: Plasma 
Paris: Sintaksis 
Portland, Oregon: Wrigley-Cross 
Portugal: Publicacoes Europa 
Prague: Cinema 
Praha: Detske Knihy 
Praha: Magnet 
Praha: Talpress 
Richmond: Reynolds & Hearn 
Rio de Janeiro: Record 
Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura 
Saint Louis: Concordia Pub. House 
San Diego: House of Fire Press 
San Diego: Leisure Book 
San Francisco: Anamnesis Press 
San Simeon, CA: Serendipity Systems 
Sandy, UT: Sunflower Publishing 
Shanghai: Commercial Press 
Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Kids 
Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. 
Sofia, Bulgaria: SCC Computer 
Sofija: Narodna Mladiez 
Soul-si : Haengbokhan Ch`aek Ilki 
Spain: Cenit 
Spain: Janes 
Spain: Nebula 
St. Vital, Manitoba: Canadian Science Fiction Association 
Stockholm: Albert Bonnier 
Stockholm: Bonnier 
Stockholm: Fören. Sverige-kuriren 
Sweden: Bonnier 
Sweden: FA-Press 
Sweden: Gleerup 
Sweden: Nova Pocket, Scand Book 
Sydney, Australia: Currawong Publishing Co, 
Sydney: Jubilee 
Sydney: Judd Pub. Co. 
Sydney: Pan Books (Piper Fantasy imprint) 
Sydney: Pinnacle Books 
Tacoma: The Non-Profit Press 
Taibei Shi : Huang guan chu ban she (a.k.a. Taipei) 
Taibei Shi : Mao tou ying (cheng bang) (a.k.a. Taipei) 
Tokyo: Kinseido 
Tokyo: Ota Shuppan 
Tokyo: Shincho Sha 
Toronto: Ambassador 
Toronto: Harper & Collins 
Toronto: S. J. Reginald Saunders 
Vega: The Hungarian Fan Publishing House 
Warszawa: Amber 
Warszawa: Wydawnictwo MON 
Washington: ? 
Wellington, N.Z.: First Edition 
Wiesbaden: F.A. Brockhaus 
Windsor, Ontario: Netherlandic Press 

Use "SFBC" for Book Club publishers