The Book Industry Study Group regularly releases new and updated guidelines for industry best practices in areas that address metadata, rights, subject codes, supply chain, and workflow issues. Our posts address these and other issues across five topic categories.
At BISG's annual meeting, Scholastic SVP Kevin Spall will talk about "Thriving on Chaos (Just With Less Chaos)", a closing keynote wrapping up a day focused on transforming supply chain communication. Continue Reading
This year, the BISG Annual Meeting will address the changes needed across the data stack, tech stack, and communications protocols across the book industry supply chain. Continue Reading
An update to the BISAC Subject Code List was released in December, following a webinar presented by committee chair Connie Harbison of Baker & Taylor. Continue Reading
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Bowker announced the rollout of ISBNs with 979 prefixes more than three years ago, but some publishers are reporting problems getting 979 products listed on retail sites. BISG is looking for documented instances to help find the root causes. Continue Reading
An industry gathering poses a question: What does book publishing need to make innovation "stick"? Continue Reading
Members of the Book Industry Study Group are invited to apply for a seat on its Board of Directors. The call for nominations will close on December 15. Continue Reading
BISG's Rights Committee has developed a set of "frequently asked questions" about rights and royalties management, each accompanied by an informed answer reflecting best practice. The full list is available on the BISG web site. Continue Reading
BISG fields a supply-chain survey every two months. The second wave of results has been analyzed, with signs of slow but steady improvement in how the book industry is managing in a period of scarcity and higher expenses. Continue Reading
As part of its regular monitoring of the supply chain, BISG is soliciting a second wave of survey responses. Continue Reading
In its first of a series of periodic surveys, BISG finds a book industry supply chain challenged by scarcity and some uncertainty about paper and printing capacity. Continue Reading
BISG's Supply Chain committee is launching a new, bi-monthly survey to gather information about the book industry supply chain and issues the community faces in navigating the current landscape. Continue Reading
