Bowker announced the rollout of ISBNs with 979 prefixes more than three years ago, but some publishers are reporting problems getting 979 products listed on retail sites. BISG is looking for documented instances to help find the root causes. Continue Reading
BISG's Rights Committee has developed a set of "frequently asked questions" about rights and royalties management, each accompanied by an informed answer reflecting best practice. The full list is available on the BISG web site. Continue Reading
BISG fields a supply-chain survey every two months. The second wave of results has been analyzed, with signs of slow but steady improvement in how the book industry is managing in a period of scarcity and higher expenses. Continue Reading
As part of its regular monitoring of the supply chain, BISG is soliciting a second wave of survey responses. Continue Reading
In its first of a series of periodic surveys, BISG finds a book industry supply chain challenged by scarcity and some uncertainty about paper and printing capacity. Continue Reading
BISG's Supply Chain committee is launching a new, bi-monthly survey to gather information about the book industry supply chain and issues the community faces in navigating the current landscape. Continue Reading
This year’s update added 94 codes and modified 85 “literals” – the text description of each code -- with 3 inactivations across 30 of the 53 top-level sections. A total of 23 sections had at least one addition to the code list. Continue Reading
Conversations begin with a short (20 minute) presentation on a specific topic. An open discussion forum follows, during which participants will be invited to share their reactions to the discussion topic or alternatively raise any other topic of concern. Continue Reading
In July 2021, BISG hosted a webinar conversation about the challenges and potential strategies available to manage constraints in the book publishing supply chain. Continue Reading
For the first time, all five BISG standing committees are chaired by women. Continue Reading
Since 2017, BISG has recognized committee work with four service awards that link our core objectives with the work done by committee members. Continue Reading
Committee work isn't glamorous, and it remains the most important tool we have to explore problems that often look different to various parts of the supply chain. Through dialogue and debate, we work to find common understandings. Continue Reading
