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1. What is the difference between a standing order and a subscription?

Several updated editions of some staff directories are released each year. A standing order serves you one edition in a year, and you have a standing order to receive that same edition, year after year. For example, if you have a standing order for the summer edition, you will receive just the summer edition, and no other updates, until the summer edition is released again the following year. Then you receive the summer edition again automatically and you are invoiced for that edition. For staff directories that only publish once a year, you can get a standing order to the book to receive it every year when it releases, or if there is a free login that comes with the book order, then request an automatic renewal of the order from year to year.

A subscription serves you all of the updated editions that come out in a subscription year, and you must renew it at the end of the year in order to continue.

 2. When do the print editions ship? What are the available dates? When is my Web access available? Why does my subscription term start on this date?

• For the Congressional Staff Directory, you receive three print editions each year. The spring edition comes out at the end of March, the summer edition comes out at the end of June, and the fall edition comes out at the end of September. You can order the single books when they are available, order a standing order of a single book, or order the subscription to receive all updated editions. Subscriptions always begin on the first of a month and end on the last of a month.
• For the Federal Staff Directory, you receive three print editions each year. The winter edition comes out at the end of December (the winter 2008 edition will come out in December 2007), the summer edition comes out at the end of April, and the fall edition comes out at the end of August. You can order the single books when they are available, order a standing order of a single book, or order the subscription to receive all updated editions. Subscriptions always begin on the first of a month and end on the last of a month.
• For the Judicial Staff Directory, you receive two print editions each year. The winter edition comes out at the end of December (the winter 2008 edition comes out in December 2007), and the summer edition comes out at the end of May. You can order the single books when they are available, order a standing order of a single book, or order the subscription to receive all updated editions. Subscriptions always begin on the first of a month and end on the last of a month.
• The Federal Collection provides you with all of the above editions in a year.
• The Homeland Security Staff Directory is an online product only and is available at all times. Subscription terms always begin the first of a month and end the last of a month.
• The Media Contact Directory comes out in September each year.
• The Worldwide Government Directory with International Organizations comes out in March each year. (This directories were formerly published by World Bureau LLC)
• World PowerBase is an online product only and is available at all times. Subscription terms always begin the first of a month and end the last of a month. (This directory was formerly published by World Bureau LLC)
• The Almanac of Federal PACs comes out once every other year in March. The 2008-2009 edition is active until February of 2010. (This directory were formerly published by Amward Publishing)
• The Federal-State Court Directory and the Directory of State Court Clerks and County Courthouses come out in September each year. These books are available as standing orders also. The 2008 editions will release in 2007. (These directories were formerly published by Want Publishing)
• Your Nation's Courts Online is an online product only and is available at all times. Subscription terms always begin the first of a month and end the last of a month. (This directory were formerly published by Want Publishing)

3. How do I contact Directory Sales?

For information on adding products to your subscription, web only, or multi-user options, please contact directorysales@cqpress.com