Barron s Educational Series, 2005 Media and Methods Awards Portfolio winner, publishes test preparation manuals and school directories. In addition to its SAT and ACT preparation books the company also offers regent exam books, profiles of United States colleges, children s books, foreign language book and cassettes, pet care manuals, New Age books, cookbooks, business and financial advice books, parenting advice books, art instruction books. The company also provides multimedia materials on audiocassette, VHS, Compact Discs and CD-ROM. Barron s publishes more than 300 new titles each year, in addition to its 2,000 already published works. The company s products are available at retail locations throughout the United States. Barron s Educational Series was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, N.Y.