Welcome
to the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
Working
to create a more informed, empowered, and efficient book industry
supply chain.
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The
Book
Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) is the
U.S. book industry's leading trade association for research and supply
chain standards and policies. Our
member-driven organization uniquely
represents all segments of our industry from publishers to booksellers,
paper manufacturers, libraries, authors, printers, and wholesalers, as
well as organizations concerned with the book industry as a whole. For
30 years, BISG has provided a forum for industry professionals to come
together and efficiently address issues and concerns to improve and
advance the book community.
 BOOK
INDUSTRY TRENDS 2008
An authoritative and indispensable tool that all sectors of the book
industry need to stay on top of business today and tomorrow.
-Click
here to pre-order your copy now. Books will ship
later this month.
-View the press
release.
-View the TRENDS
preview presented at BookExpo America 2008.
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BookExpo
America 2008
Click
here to see details and view selected presentations
from our five sessions.
 BISG at ALA 2008
June 27, 2008
12:30 p.m.
Room 304 A/B
Click
here to learn more!
Making
Information Pay 2008
Click
here to view presentations or order case studies!
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more...
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 RELEASED:
May 2008 Edition of the BISG Bulletin
Click
here to view the PDF.
 Product Data Certification
Program Launched
For
more information and to get certified, click here.
BISG's
Calendar of Events
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EAN
Transition Website
The
deadline for the 2005 Sunrise initiative has passed. Is your
company ready?
BISAC
Subject Headings, 2007 Edition
A
standard used by many companies throughout the supply chain to
categorize books based on topical content.
EDI
(Electronic Data Interchange)
Document
formats for XML and X12 EDI transactions.
ONIX
(Online Information Exchange)
A standard format
used to distribute electronic information about books.
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