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.
"AI Use Across the North American Book Industry 2026" features the results of the second annual industry survey examining how book industry professionals and organizations across the U.S. and Canada are using—and thinking about—artificial intelligence. Continue Reading
Renaming honors O’Leary’s decade of leadership at BISG and a career dedicated to advancing collaboration, standards, and progress across the book publishing industry. Continue Reading
New membership strengthens connections between publishing education, industry practice, and the next generation of publishing professionals Continue Reading
New award recognizes Wiley’s 50 years of continuous membership, leadership, and commitment to the Book Industry Study Group Continue Reading
Publishing leaders from Barnes & Noble, Scholastic, and Bookwire are set to take the stage. Continue Reading
The Sally Dedecker Award for Lifetime Service recognizes the tireless and persistent efforts—often unseen—of an individual working on behalf of the book industry. Continue Reading
BISG has named the Green Book Alliance (GBA) the recipient of its 2026 Industry Innovator Award, recognizing the development and launch of the GBA Book Carbon Calculator. Continue Reading
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has named KRIS KLIEMANN, founder of Kliemann & Company, LLC and longtime chair of BISG’s Rights Committee, as the recipient of its 2026 Industry Champion Award. The award honors an individual whose efforts have advanced the publishing industry as a... Continue Reading
The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) entered into force in February 2025 and generally applies beginning August 12, 2026. Continue Reading
Read part one of our three-part “Get to Know Your Board” series. Continue Reading
Details about the 2026 Frankfurt Rights Meeting conference, with a special offer for BISG members! Continue Reading
BISG has announced the first look at the agenda for the Book Publishing Next Forum. Continue Reading
