713-358-2658
ssullivan@questia. Simba's extensive information network delivers
top quality, independent perspective on the people, events, and
alliances shaping the media and information industry.

Detlefsen to Direct NAMIC Public Policy Initiatives

He will
conduct public policy research and analysis , and coordinate the development of
NAMIC's issue agenda and advocacy campaigns.

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Over the past six months we have added more than 6,300 new volumes of
full-text books and nearly 623,000 articles to our exceptional library," said
Troy Williams, president and CEO of Questia.
Founded in 1998, Questia Media is based in Houston.1 percent in 2004, despite decent growth from
religion, politics /current events, biographies, health, and cookbooks
titles, according to the newly released "Business of Consumer Book
Publishing 2005," the latest strategic market report from Simba
Information, a leading media industry forecast and analysis firm.

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Bowker's Books In
Print(R), the premier bibliographic database in the U. Schmelzer, senior vice president-state and regulatory
affairs department.

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Through Questia, publishers also can benefit from
backlisted and out-of-print titles by licensing them for online use."
According to Norris, the new report offers data analysis from a
number of highly respected sources, including R.

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The newly released Simba report provides an in-depth assessment of
the trade book publishing market, including detailed examinations of
the hottest publishing categories, such as Religious/Inspirational ,
Politics/Current Events, Biographies, Cookbooks, Health, Self-Help,
Sports, Children's, Mystery , and Literary Classics. Additional information can be found at www.com
"The 2005 report features a number of newly expanded sections,
including content regarding audio books, e-books, and downloadable
audio," said Norris.

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Questia Media Partners With Transaction Publishers to License Nearly 1 000 Titles for Online Access

"In addition, Questia provides
us with a new revenue stream for our content . Their individual subscription
model for online research has created a new and distinct market opportunity
for publishers. Designed for use by
educators and students to enhance curricula, the Questia service also includes
the Questia Classroom, a teacher/student resource center that incorporates the
digital library content with class instruction. Bowker company, is widely recognized as
the leading authority for market intelligence in the media and
publishing industry.
Prior to joining NAMIC, Detlefsen ran his own Northern Virginia public policy
consulting firm.

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Nearly 700 of these titles are new to the Questia collection while
the others had been previously licensed to Questia by Aldine de Gruyter , Inc. It regularly rescues important books in all of these fields from
oblivion, and reissues them in new editions with forewords by leading
scholars.

About Questia
Questia Media , Inc., has
joined the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) as
Director of Public Policy.
Detlefsen will develop and direct public policy, communication and media
relations strategies in support of NAMIC strategic objectives.D.asp?ID=17

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For more information,
visit http://www. "Bob Detlefsen is uniquely
qualified to lead that effort.namic.

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HOUSTON, Questia Media, Inc.
Questia's unlimited, 24/7 access allows researchers to simultaneously use
every item in its online, scholarly library from any connected corner of the
world.com

Sean Sullivan
Questia Media, Inc.D. He has
also worked as a strategic public affairs consultant at Powell Tate, a major
public affairs firm in Washington D.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts.

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Questia's innovative business model , which is based on individual
subscriptions, provides a new revenue stream for publishers, as well as a new
channel of distribution.

Contact: Wendy Dunn
Richards/Gravelle
214-891-5743
wendy_dunn@richards.
The report also contains a breakdown of leading publishers by
sales growth, market share, and competitive standing by subject
category. It also
includes new company profiles on prominent consumer book publishers
such as Time Warner Book Group, Publishers Group West, and Perseus
Group.

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Transaction's
mission is scholarly and professional inquiry into the nature of society.
According to Michael Norris, Simba 's lead analyst in the trade
book publishing market and author of "Business of Consumer Book
Publishing 2005," "The 2005 consumer book forecast looks a little
brighter, but it will be harder for publishers to maintain strength as
they invest heavily to promote their ever-vital frontlist titles, and
increase their efforts to convince non-readers to buy books.simbanet.S.
For more information, please visit www.

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Through its many publications, Transaction
promotes mutually beneficial exchanges between academic and professional life. In
addition, Questia provides a personalized workspace for each user, complete
with an individual bookshelf and reference resources.

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"As Questia continues to expand, we are pleased to offer these new titles."

About Transaction
Transaction Publishers is widely acknowledged as a major independent
publisher of social scientific books, periodicals and serials. INDIANAPOLIS, Former insurance studies research
fellow and strategic public affairs counsel, Robert Detlefsen, Ph. "He comes to NAMIC well-equipped for this position,
having served as a research fellow specializing in insurance studies at both
Citizens for a Sound Economy and the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

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provides the world's largest online academic library
and research resource. Simba publishes
newsletters and research reports that provide key decision-makers at
more than 15,000 client companies around the globe with timely news,
analysis, exclusive statistics , and proprietary industry forecasts.com, call
1-888-BOWKER2 (1-888-269-5372), or e-mail marketing@bowker ."
Detlefsen's analyses and commentaries have appeared in specialized
insurance publications such as the Journal of Insurance Regulation, the Risk
Management and Insurance Review, National Underwriter , and Best's Review. His
articles and reviews have also been published in the Washington Post,
Washington Times, Houston Chronicle, Journal of Commerce, National Review, New
Republic, and Reason.

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, the world 's largest
online academic library and research service, has partnered with Transaction
Publishers by licensing nearly 1,000 books related to international social
science. In
addition, publishers ' intellectual property is protected from digital
copyright violations since Questia's content is not available for download or
off-line viewing and the books are displayed one page at a time, maintaining
the original pagination. Its list now includes the Aldine imprint, which
enhances Transaction 's presence in social science and in biological
anthropology.

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STAMFORD , Conn. He is the author of a book, Civil Rights Under Reagan
(ICS Press, 1991), and has testified on several occasions before state
legislative committees and regulatory bodies.
Detlefsen authored two of NAMIC's most recent public policy papers: The
Case for Underwriting Freedom: How Competitive Risk Analysis Promotes Fairness
and Efficiency in Property/Casualty Insurance Markets and The Legal Theory of
Disparate Impact Does Not Apply to the Regulation of Credit-Based Insurance
Scoring.

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"The partnership with Questia allows us to further our company goal of
enhancing public, professional, and scholarly awareness by reaching the widest
possible audience," said Irving Louis Horowitz, chairman of the board and
editorial director of Transaction Publishers.
Located on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey,
Transaction has strong ties to the traditional mission of American university
life as a center of learning, and to applied needs of public and private
institutions in social research. "Moreover, this year's report includes additional
research regarding distribution and retail sales, with more detail
provided on consumer book sales from `Big Box' stores such as
Wal-Mart.simbanet.
Detlefsen holds a Ph.

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Transaction joins more than 250 other top commercial publishers and
university presses, including Oxford University Press, Cambridge University
Press, Perseus Books Group, Taylor + Francis, Greenwood Publishing Group ,
Princeton University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, and Columbia University Press,
among others, who have licensed their content to the Questia library.
Transaction offers publications in older , established disciplines such as
economics, political science, history, sociology, anthropology and psychology,
as well as recently established disciplines ranging from area research to
urban studies , policy analysis, philosophy of social science, organizational
behavior and criminology.S.
"Bob brings a successful policy research and public affairs background to
NAMIC," said Roger H.

in political science from the University of
California, Berkeley, and has taught courses in American government,
constitutional law, and political theory at several colleges and universities.org/private /logdownloadanddisplaydoc.asp?ID=19 and
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Students, instructors, and lifelong learners in more
than 190 countries use Questia's collection of 56,000 full-text, copyrighted
books and nearly one million articles for scholarly research. were down 1.

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which Transaction acquired in July 2004.
A digital toolkit enables researchers to highlight text, properly cite
passages, and automatically generate bibliographies and footnotes.

Simba Information's ``Business of Consumer Book Publishing 2005'' Offers Insider's View of Trends Driving Trade Book Publishing

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"NAMIC 's strategy is to fully integrate public policy, media and advocacy
processes to execute a more message -driven advocacy and external
communications strategy designed to shape the regulatory environment in which
our member companies operate," Schmelzer said.

The papers can be read and downloaded at
http://www.