Transaction Adds Major European Publisher to Its Distribution Group

Piscataway, NJ, February 12, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Effective February 1, 2011, Transaction Publishers will distribute books published by The Netherlands Institute for Social Research in all parts of the world except The Netherlands and Belgium.

Founded in 1973, The Netherlands Institute for Social Research has supplied information and on the daily lives of the Dutch population; work, income, health, education, social security, housing, culture, how they spend their time, and their opinions on a whole range of subjects. The focus is on how government policy does or could influence these aspects of life. The Institute was founded to ensure that policy decisions are based on sound scientific knowledge. Various government departments in the Netherlands are involved in formulating the Institute’s research program, and more than one hundred social scientists are employed in the Institute’s work.

Prior to 2011, the Institute’s books were distributed in North and South America by Transaction Publishers via Aksant Academic Publishers of the Netherlands. Transaction distributed Aksant in North America and South America until January 2011. During 2010, Aksant was acquired by Amsterdam University Press, which is distributed in North America by the University of Chicago Press. At that time, the Institute solicited Transaction’s interest in working directly with the Institute.

A current list of titles published by The Netherlands Institute for Social Policy now available from Transaction is listed below.

- At Home in The Netherlands [ISBN: 9789037704877]
- Culture Lovers and Leavers [ISBN: 9789037702170]
- Democratic Deficit Closer To Home [ISBN: 9789086591602]
- Europe's Neighbors [ISBN: 9789037703863]
- Facts and Figures of The Netherlands [ISBN: 9789037702118]
- Future of The Dutch Library [ISBN: 9789037703801]
- The Hunt For The Last Respondent [ISBN: 9789037702156]
- The Minimum Agreed Upon [ISBN: 9789037704723]
- Netherlands in a European Perspective [ISBN: 9789037700626]
- Poor Side of The Netherlands [ISBN: 9789037701838]
- Report on The Elderly In The Netherlands [ISBN: 9789037708240]
- Report on The Elderly In The Netherlands 2006 [ISBN: 9789037702712]
- Rules of Relief [ISBN: 9789037702187]
- Social State of The Netherlands [ISBN: 9789037704662]
- Sport in The Netherlands [ISBN: 9789037703023]
- Values on a Grey Scale [ISBN: 9789037703924]
- Wellbeing in The Netherlands [ISBN: 9789037703450]
- Worlds of Welfare [ISBN: 9789037700497].

Future new books will be announced in Transaction’s Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter New Books catalogs, which are produced semiannually in May and November of each year. New and backlist Netherlands Institute titles available from Transaction will be included in data feeds to major vendors as well as our distributors worldwide. US orders may be sent to Transaction’s distribution center; all other orders may be sent directly to Transaction’s distributors worldwide. Orders for Aksant titles should be sent to the Chicago Distribution Center. Returns of Aksant titles purchased directly from Transaction will be accepted until July 1, 2011.

Founded in 1962, Transaction is a leading publisher and distributor of social science books, with more than 4,000 titles in print, including many eBook editions. It has been based on the campus of Rutgers University since 1969; its distribution center is located in Edison, New Jersey.

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