BISG Committees

EAN Transition Task Force

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The mission of BISG's EAN Transition Task Force is to explore and facilitate the transition of bar codes from UPC to EAN on all books while minimizing any negative impact on publisher, wholesaler and retailer sales.

The Task Force currently operates the following three sub-committees:

Product Delivery: The Product Delivery sub-committee's goal is to produce a best practice document outlining the need for timely delivery of product to wholesalers and distributors who must further prepare or package product inventory for other vendors down the supply chain.

Please contact the BISG office at info@bisg.org to join.

Partner Communications and Data Delivery: This sub-committee tackles the  more technical matters concerning the feasibility and efficacy of digital data transmissions, focusing on digital communication of title information and, most importantly, changes to that title information across the products lifespan.

Please contact the BISG office at info@bisg.org to join.

EAN Transition Task Force Website: The website sub-committee develops outfacing communications via a BISG supported EAN transition website (currently under construction). They ensure that the message going out to all sectors of the industry is pertinent and up-to-date, and that it accurately represents and addresses the needs and concerns of all affected parties. The sub-committee also designs strategies for driving traffic to the site.

Please contact the BISG office at info@bisg.org to join.
 

EAN Transition Task Force Co-Chairs

Maile Bergen
VP Information Services
Levy Home Entertainment

taskforce_chair@bisg.org

Phil Madans

Director of Publishing Standards and Practices

Hachette Book Group USA
taskforce_chair@bisg.org