The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has published the 2019 update to its book publishing subject codes, often referred...

At a November 20 meeting of BISG's Metadata Committee , Bowker's John Purcell and Pat Payton provided an update on plans...

Today, BISG launched its annual  “State of the Supply Chain”  survey, designed to gather an industry-wide perspe...

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has opened a call for nominations to its governing Board of Directors. Nominations ar...

Everyone I spoke to had some advice: wear comfortable shoes, drink Emergen-C and try not to get sick, take every opportuni...

Workflows make or break businesses across the book industry supply chain. In 2019, BISG created its Workflow Committee to...

The Book Industry Study Group is always searching for new opportunities for the publishing supply chain, from standardizin...

This event isn't like anything you or your colleagues have attended before, unless you joined us at its first incarnation...

With only four months left in 2019, BISG is looking toward 2020, and we are proud to present our content calendar for the...

The first post in this series described the genesis of Thema and its basic structure of category codes, qualif...

You might picture BISG's dedicated staff hard at work in our Midtown offices, a stone's throw from the Empire State Buildi...

Students know all the alternatives to shelling out hundreds of dollars on college textbooks. Visit a campus library and yo...

In the mid-1980s, admittedly a while ago, my second job in publishing took me to Singapore . I moved there to oversee pri...

While many across the publishing industry are busy enjoying summer Fridays and family vacations, BISG is already anticipat...

Market Opportunities: On-Demand Printing was held on Thursday, June 6th at a community space in Midtown. The event feature...

In 2017, BISG members approved a sweeping set of governance changes that among other things) established segment-specific...

In 2017, BISG members approved a sweeping set of governance changes that among other things) established segment-specific...

On June 6, BISG is bringing five industry veterans together to talk about the potential for continued growth in on-demand...

For the last three years, BISG has developed and delivered a regular schedule of webinars, two-hour in-person programs,...

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has published a white paper on “Exploring Open Access Ebook Usage”. The paper, co-a...

Last Friday, BISG hosted its 43rd Annual Meeting of Members, welcoming more than 200 registrants to the Harvard Club of Ne...

Michael Tamblyn, President and Chief Executive Officer at Rakuten Kobo, will deliver the keynote address at BISG’s Annual...

[After this post was written and published, the organizers (including BISG) elected to postpone the first meeting to May 1...

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is pleased to announce a slate of nominees for its Board of Directors. Candidates wer...

Mark your calendars: the 2019 BISG Annual Meeting of Members is coming up on April 26th, and it's the biggest supply-c...

BISG's broad membership stretches across the United States and includes several international organizations. This proves t...

At its January meeting, the BISG approved two new charters, one each for our Metadata and Workflow committees.  ...

Last week, I attended both Winter Institute 14 , hosted in Albuquerque, New Mexico by the American Booksellers Associatio...

In my third year in this role, I’ve learned it’s never too early to start planning an annual meeting. Today, we’re opening...

  Robin Seaman was a valued BISG Member, leader, and friend. Today, Publishers Weekly circulated her obituary n...

Welcome to 2019! For the coming year, the Book Industry Study Group has developed a calendar that will foster the kinds...

New York, NY (December 6, 2018) – At its annual “Committee Town Hall”, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) today prese...

Earlier this year, BISG fielded its first  “State of the Supply Chain”  survey, designed to gather an industry-w...

Earlier this month, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) opened a call for nominations to its governing Board of Directors...

Last week , I wrote that BISG does its most important work in committee. Whenever we’re discussing issues affecting the bo...