The Book Industry Study Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) is the industry’s leading trade association for policy, standards and research. Membership consists of publishers, manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, librarians and others engaged in the business of print and electronic media. For over  30 years, BISG has provided a forum for all industry professionals to come together and efficiently address issues and concerns to advance the book community.

 

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What does BISG do?

  • Provide a forum for publishing industry professionals to come together and efficiently address issues and concerns to advance the book community.

  • Create and set EDI and product identification standards for organizing and coding books to allow faster and more efficient communications, transactions and distribution through supply and retail channels.

  • Spearhead the management of the Online Information Exchange (ONIX) standard within the U.S. and promote the standardization of e-content and ONIX tagging for improved dissemination of electronic matter.

  • Gather and analyze accurate, statistical information about the book market, suppliers and distributors, and current sales to calculate and analyze future industry trends.