WHAT IS IT?

PatronBooksInPrint.com is a user-friendly version of your library's traditional BooksInPrint.com™, the largest, unbiased web-based bibliographic resource in the industry. With information on over 5 million book, audio book and video titles, why turn anywhere else?

PatronBooksInPrint.com offers you . . .

BETTER SEARCH OPTIONS

Search PatronBooksInPrint.com using a combination of over 30 search criteria, or find what you need using three distinct drill-down browsing options:

"Browse by Subject"
. . . offers quick and easy navigation of over 2800 pre-established subject headers, from Pets to Poetry to Public Transportation.

"Browse by Author"
. . . lets you browse the works of more than 500 of the world's most popular authors & contributors, then link directly to their works.

"Browse by Award"
. . . lists the book industry's 400 top awards, and provides current information on winners and nominees as far back as 1909.

EASY TO NAVIGATE RESULTS

Search Results on PatronBooksInPrint.com are displayed on easy to read screens, with book, audio book, and video formats broken out separately. When available, titles show cover images, as well as icons indicating reviews and full-text previews.

SAVE YOUR SEARCHES!

You can save your search criteria quickly and easily at any time, by just clicking the handy "Save My Search" button found on every results page.

PERSONAL READING LISTS

Find titles that match your interests, then use the "Add to My List" feature to save them to a personalized reading list, the details of which can be viewed, edited, sorted, printed or e-mailed. Save this list from one visit to the next, and use it as often as you like.

WANT TO BORROW THIS TITLE?

Once you've used PatronBooksInPrint.com's intuitive interface to find a title you'd like to read, click the "Search My Library's Catalog" link to access Bowker's Hooks to Holdings feature, and find out immediately if the title is offered at your library.

WANT TO BUY THIS TITLE?

If your library doesn't offer a title, click the "Search Online Bookstores for This Title" link, and use AddALL's handy interface to purchase the title instantly -- for the lowest price possible -- from one of 36 online bookstores.

TITLE NOTIFICATION

Would you like to be the first person to know when new books are released by your favorite author? Published on a particular subject of interest? Announced on your favorite Book Club? Then sign up for the brand new BIP Alert service! Create a personalized profile of search criteria and interests, and when new books, audio books, or videos are released that fit your criteria, you'll receive a personal e-mail alert.

FIND YOUR FAVORITES!

GENRES – Exclusive to PatronBooksInPrint.com is the ability to navigate fiction and children's titles by genre. Browse dozens of genres, ranging from Fantasy to Romance, from Suspense to Short Stories, from War to Westerns, Movie or TV tie-ins ... and beyond!

SERIES - Whether you enjoy reading about Harry Potter or The Hardy Boys, PatronBooksInPrint.com lets you browse for your favorite series, both in the Fiction Room and Children's Room. View a series synopsis, then find all the audio, video, and book titles in that series, following your favorites from year to year and publisher to publisher.

CHARACTERS – Take your searching one step further! Our Recurring Characters feature allows you to search PatronBooksInPrint.com for any fiction or children's title in which your favorite character (or even historical figure) appears. Look up anyone from James Bond to Ben Franklin to Thomas the Tank Engine!

WHAT YEAR WERE YOU BORN?

Type in any date from the past century and discover books that topped the bestseller lists that year. Additionally, fun facts and the "Year at a Glance" history are spotlighted. Perfect for birthdays or anniversaries!

EASY HOME ACCESS

If your library offers remote access to PatronBooksInPrint.com through their website, you'll be able to access the site from home. Check with your librarian for details.

Ask your librarian about PatronBooksInPrint.com today!

If your library doesn’t currently subscribe to BooksInPrint.com™, or if they do, and you've so far been unable to use the new patron interface, simply enter the name of your library below and a representative from Bowker will contact them shortly.

Have any other questions?  Just contact Marketing@Bowker.com.