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TRENDS 2007 Shows Publishers' Net Revenues Rose
3.2 Percent in 2006
Projections Estimate 2011
Revenues over $41.84 billion
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release (June 2007)
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New BISG Committee to Create Standards for Digital
Content
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announcement (May 2007)
BISG to be Media
and Community Partner for O'Reilly's Tools of Change Conference
BISG members entitled to 25% discount on conference
admission (June 18-20, 2007)
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Angela Bole Promoted to
Associate Director of the Book Industry Study Group
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press release (April 2007)
BISG Approves Policy Statement
on the Elimination Of Dual Identifiers
Recommendations as as to which
identifier -- ISBN or U.P.C. -- should be assigned to specific products is
included
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Policy Statement POL-0701: Elimination of Dual Identifiers
Program Announced for Making
Information Pay 2007
Fourth annual conference will explore how emerging technologies can
increase sales, improve efficiency and build more effective trading
relationships
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Information Pay 2007
Michael Healy To Give Keynote
Address at Pubnet's 2007 User Group Meeting
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(February 2007)
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Warehouse Benchmarking Program
Gets Coverage in Book Business Magazine
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More about the BISG's Warehouse Benchmarking Program
Advanced Registration Open for
4th Annual Making Information Pay Conference
This year's theme to be "Using
Emerging Technology to Improve Your Bottom Line"
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Information Pay 2007
New Bar Code Placement for
Strippable Covers
BISAC approves more explicit
instructions for bar code placement on Cover 2
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release (November 2006)
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Coding Guidelines for the U.S. Book Industry
BISAC Subject Headings 2006
Edition Now Available
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entire BISAC Subject Headings list online
ECPA, CBA
Endorse BISAC Subject Codes as Adopted by CRSC
Michael
Healy Appointed New BISG Executive Director
Healy to give keynote
address at BISG’s Annual Meeting on Sept 8
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release (August 2006)
Agenda
Announced for Book Industry Study Group Annual Meeting 2006
Meeting events include the introduction of a new Chair of the BISG Board
of Directors
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release (August 2006)
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Annual Report FY 2006
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Book
Industry TRENDS shows publishers’ net revenues at $34.59 billion for
2005
U.S. publishers with annual revenues below $50 million contribute
substantially
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release (May 2006)
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The First
Comprehensive Report on Used-Book Sales
New
insights into used-book vs. new-book purchases from primary research with
booksellers and book buyers now available from BISG
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release (February 2006)
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Speakers
Announced for Making Information Pay 2006
Noted
publishing experts will offer insights on how to maximize profits and take
advantage of new opportunities for mid-list and backlist titles
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release (February 2006)
ONIX Users Directory Now Available on the BISG Web Site
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release (December 2005)
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ONIX Users Directory
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about ONIX International
Used Books: A New BISG Study
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release (September 2005)
Preview a summary of the findings
Celebrating a Record-Breaking
Year
Highlights from BISG's Annual
Meeting of Members and Fall Conference 2005
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release (October 2005)
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coverage
Annual Report FY2005
BISG
Member Survey results
Used Book Study Preview: A New Approach to Understanding the Market
GDSN and the Book Industry: Taking the Initiative
Are You Ready For ISBN-13?
New Web site devoted to
authoritative information about the ISBN-13 now available online
Browse the Web site
Join the
ISBN-13 Readiness Directory
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ISBN-13 For Dummies®
Provides a User-Friendly Explanation of ISBN-13 Transition
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release (June 2005)
Download ISBN-13 For Dummies®
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New Study Predicts Robust
Growth in Religious and Ehli Market Segments
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release (May 2005)
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study
Breakthrough Roadmap of
Identifiers Pulls the Pieces Together
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release (April 2005)
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New Study Reveals Billions
More in Book Sales
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Two New Directors Appointed to
BISG's Board of Directors
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release (March 2005)
New
ISBN-13 Education & Support Project Launched
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release (March 2005)
Cooperation Agreement Signed Between the Book Industry
Study Group (BISG) and UK’s Book Industry Communication (BIC)
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release (March 2005)
Presentations
Available From PVLR’s Open Forum
at ALA in Boston:
The Impact of ISBN-13 on Publishers, Vendors, and Libraries
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BISG Hosts
Informational Session on
the Revolutionary New Technology: RFID
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the RFID Session
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RFID
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