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 13. Continue Reading
In April 2024, BISG's board announced a new strategy for the organization. Executive director Brian O'Leary previews how the new approach will be implemented. Continue Reading
At its annual meeting on April 12, 2024, members of BISG elected three new members to serve two-year terms on its board of directors. These new directors will start their terms on July 1, 2024. Two current members of the board were elected for second terms. These individuals will serve terms until... Continue Reading
Five seats are open for nominations from member organizations. 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 adds six new members to its 14-member board of directors. Learn more about who is leading BISG into the future. Continue Reading
Connecting books to readers demands scalable marketing and technology tools that promote discoverability and sales using data that is acquired through the pools of readers and book consumers. Continue Reading
Launched in 2016, Altmetric for Books has collected over 4.6 million online mentions of more than 1.1 million books and book chapters. This data provides valuable insight about how researchers and the public engage with both trade books and scholarly monographs and their chapters. Continue Reading
For publishers, blockchain can help to secure digital files in an open environment, ensure the attribution and verification of the content rights holder, and perform automatic royalty distribution using smart contracts. Continue Reading
Just as the book industry experienced a massive upheaval with ebooks, the entertainment industry experienced a similar disruption with the advent of streaming. HBO’s foray into that technology began in 2014, with the introduction of HBONow on Apple TV. Continue Reading
The publishing community faces an increasingly current complex landscape. These developments require that publishers take a broader view of the opportunities and risks in the current economic environment and the limits on resources. Continue Reading
