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.
In a milestone year for the Book Industry Study Group, we’re doing things a little differently. This year marks 50 years of bringing the publishing industry together to solve shared challenges. But before we celebrate, it’s time to connect, reflect, and help shape what comes next. On... Continue Reading
BISG is delighted to welcome several new members who joined BISG between January and March 2026. Continue Reading
Westchester Publishing Services, a leader in pre-press editorial, production, and digital conversion services for more than five decades, worked closely with the Book Industry Study Group to digitize BISG's "Book Industry Trends" archive. Continue Reading
This briefing outlines how escalating conflict in the Middle East is disrupting shipping routes, increasing costs, and reducing reliability across supply chains. It highlights operational risks and offers practical steps to manage delays, prioritize titles, and adapt to ongoing uncertainty. Continue Reading
BISG welcomes the Book Manufacturers’ Institute (BMI) as a new member, formalizing a decades-long partnership rooted in shared work to strengthen standards, collaboration, and efficiency across the publishing supply chain. Continue Reading
Ooligan Press is a student-run trade press rooted in the Pacific Northwest and is a major part of the Master’s in Book Publishing program at Portland State University. Ooligan Press and the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) have partnered to create a resource that highlights sustainable book... Continue Reading
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) Accessibility Working Group is inviting organizations across the publishing supply chain to participate in a new industry survey focused on accessibility readiness and compliance challenges. Continue Reading
BISG has welcomed Infernal Moose, an independent publisher and creator of the Familiar publishing platform, as its newest member. Infernal Moose brings a practical, standards-driven perspective to BISG’s cross-industry committees and initiatives. Continue Reading
BISG has engaged Jack Farrell & Associates Executive Search to lead the nationwide search for its next Executive Director, underscoring the Board’s commitment to a rigorous, transparent process to identify a leader for the organization’s next chapter. Continue Reading
At its most recent meeting, the BISG board confirmed its approach to searching for the next executive director. It also reviewed progress against the BISG strategic plan and received reports from BISG's Executive Director, Brian O'Leary. Continue Reading
BISG is heading to London this March for the 2026 London Book Fair and HP’s ConTEXT Conference. Visit us at LBF Booth 5G101 or connect at ConTEXT to discuss standards, metadata, sustainability, accessibility, and the future of the book supply chain, Continue Reading
BISG marks its 50th anniversary in 2026 with a Book Publishing Next forum and celebration on September 16, 2026 at New York Historical, plus nationwide meet-ups and new initiatives shaping publishing’s future. Continue Reading
