Who Buys the Books

Many major firms and institutions and realty agents purchase McCormack's Guides in large amounts to recruit personnel or to orient new employees. Our bulk buyers include Boeing, Hewlett-Packard, Shell, ChevronTexaco, Lockheed Martin, Disneyland, Lucas Films, the University of California at Berkeley, San Diego & Santa Barbara, Kaiser Permanente, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Army, and more.

Our realty buyers include agents from Coldwell Banker, Century 21, ReMax, Prudential, Tarbell, and more.

Many individuals purchase the guides from us directly or pick them up at bookstores. See Ordering.

What They Say

"Has the answers,"
   Contra Costa Times

"Everything you need to know"
    San Francisco Chronicle

"Good advice"
    Benicia Herald

"Answers to parents' worries"
    Asian Week

"Wonderful resource"
    KSDO Radio, San Diego

"Few publications include so much"
    San Diego Union Tribune

"Points out the facts"
    Hayward Daily Review

"We love 'em. When we have a new coach or player come to the area, they are a great help."
    San Francisco 49ers

"A great tool for a real estate agent to give away."
    Quan Sung, Re/Max 2000, City of Industry, CA

"We use them (Guides) when we talk to people we're recruiting and relocating. The books give them the information they need to decide if they want to live in the area. Lots of interest in school rankings, day care and housing."
    Velodyne Acoustics, San Jose, CA

"I find them to be really excellent. Really helpful."
    David McKinney, Spokane, who was given a San Francisco & San Mateo guide by a major Bay Area Corporation that was trying to recruit him. He subsequently purchased two other guides on his own.

"Very informative in terms of relocation studies and general overview of demographics and quality of life. Covers all the information people need to know when making those types of life decisions. Should I move? What are the schools like? What's the flavor of the community?"
    John Fung, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles, CA

"I read it cover-to-cover. We liked it. It was great."
   Joel Miller, a Pleasanton, California, resident who had read a Greater Sacramento guide before moving and buying a home in Sacramento.

"Your guide to Contra Costa County was invaluable in helping us buy our house. Having never been in California before, I relied heavily on your information."
    Maine resident who moved to Danville, CA.

"I really liked your guides for Santa Clara County and Alameda County! You give the information that I, as a resident from a far-away state, find extremely helpful in making the decision of where I want to live in the area."
    Resident of Sylvania, Ohio.

For more information about McCormack's Guides,
please call (800) 222-3602 or see Ordering.