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.
The W3C proposes a specification for content conformance requirements for verifying the accessibility of EPUB® Publications. It also specifies accessibility metadata requirements for the discoverability of EPUB publications. Comments are due this week. 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 13. Continue Reading
A personal reflection on some of the professional contributions of Noah Genner, who passed in August and was memorialized last weekend Continue Reading
Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 Recap Continue Reading
Here at BISG, we're gearing up for the 76th Frankfurter Buchmesse. We look forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting many new ones! In addition to hosting two important events (details below!), the BISG team will be available to connect with our members and industry peers; discuss our... Continue Reading
Book Industry Study Group (BISG) welcomes new member PubTech Consulting. Continue Reading
BISG Board Member Phil Madans illustrates the importance of proper workflows, which can increase efficiency and improve communication. Continue Reading
Royalty statements, a critical piece of publishing communication, can be time consuming and confusing. The BISG Rights Committee working group has worked diligently on creating an outline for a set of best practices and proposed standards. Continue Reading
Book Manufacturing Mastered, an overview of the current state of book manufacturing in North America, will take place on October 1 in Boston. The room block at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge closes September 5. Continue Reading
BISG has hired Liz Bartek, marketing manager with Connecticut-based independent bookseller RJ Julia, as its new marketing and communications manager. Continue Reading
With less than a year to go before the European Accessibility Act goes into effect in June 2025, the publishing industry has been all aflutter trying to understand the depth and breadth of this EU law which, among other things, requires that all eBooks sold within the EU be accessible to the W3C... Continue Reading
BISG is fielding a pair of surveys to understand interest in a mentorship program that would match experienced BISG members with individuals new to the publishing industry who are seeking professional development and guidance in one or more book industry segments. Continue Reading
