SPRINGER VERLAG

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Springer-Verlag is one of the most prestigious international scientific publishers today, with subsidiaries and representatives all over the world. Its publications range from medicine to all fields of life sciences, and from mathematics to engineering. Wherever scientific research is carried out, highly qualified experts count themselves among Springer's authors, among them a large number of Nobel prize winners. Around 1500 people are employed by the Springer Group worldwide. Springer generated more than 60 percent of its 1998 sales outside Germany.

Springer publishes annually over 2,000 new books and approximately 500 journals, over 400 of which are also in electronic form. A total of about 19,000 books are currently available, 60 percent of them in English. Besides the German-speaking countries, the USA and Asia are the most important markets. In addition to the headquarters in Berlin and Heidelberg, the subsidiaries in New York, London, and Tokyo in particular develop international publishing programs. Subsidiaries are also located in Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Furthermore, numerous other publishing houses, bookstores, and technical industries in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland belong to the Springer Group.