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.
Every day, organizations and individuals seek rights and permissions for intellectual property whose owners are difficult to reach, ambiguous, or unknown. The supply chain for rights frustrates anyone trying to negotiate a fair deal, and globally, millions of dollars are left on the table each... Continue Reading
The Book Industry Study Group is pleased to formally announce the launch of a new working group on the adoption of ISNI in the US market, which will operate under the oversight of BISG's Metadata Committee."ISNI is the ISO certified global standard number for identifying the millions of... Continue Reading
Graphic designers, typesetters, type designers, and concept developers 2K/DENMARK joins the Book Industry Study Group. Continue Reading
This hybrid event will explore opportunities and convey the urgent need for a concerted collaborative effort to solve challenges in book rights. Continue Reading
Five seats are open for nominations from member organizations. Continue Reading
Content creation, management, and distribution software provider WoodWing joins the Book Industry Study Group 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 is working with publishers seeking flexibility in stock pricing to better understand their options. Continue Reading
A BISG survey will help its rights committee assess publisher pain points with respect to interpreting royalty statements and reconciling transactions. Continue Reading
The BISG metadata committee has fielded reports about publishers needing an update on best practices for book exports. This post provides an overview of some useful resources. Continue Reading
Ahead of the fall season, BISG is surveying publishers to better understand plans for sourcing print capacity Continue Reading
Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Bowker, ProQuest (a part of Clarivate), BookNet Canada, and the Firebrand Group endorse a reminder of metadata best practices. Continue Reading
