BISG Press Releases   Date Title May 2008 Book Industry TRENDS 2008 Shows Publishers’ Net Revenues Rose 4.4 Percent in 2007 to Reach $37.26 billion March 2008 New Report Shows Carbon Footprint of Books and Environmental Transformation in the Book Business January 2008 Discussion Document on Identifying Digital Book Content is Published August 2007 First Environmental Survey of the U.S. Book Industry Is Launched June 2007 979-prefixed ISBNs to Appear Early in 2008 June 2007 BISG/NISO Announce Agenda for Standards Forum June 2007 Book Industry TRENDS 2007 Shows Publishers' Net Revenues Rose 3.2 Percent in 2006 to Reach $35.69 billion April 2007 Angela Bole Promoted to Associate Director of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. March 2007 Book Industry Study Group Approves Policy Statement on the Elimination Of Dual Identifiers March 2007 Program Announced for Making Information Pay 2007 November 2006 New Bar Code Placement for Strippable Covers August 2006 Michael Healy Appointed New BISG Executive Director August 2006 Agenda Announced for Book Industry Study Group's Annual Meeting of Members 2006 May 2006 Book Industry TRENDS 2006 shows publishers’ net revenues at $34.59 billion for 2005 February 2006 The First Comprehensive Report on Used-Book Sales February 2006 Speakers Announced for Making Information Pay 2006 December 2005 ONIX Users Directory Now Available on the BISG Web Site October 2005 BISG Revenue, Membership and Productivity Continue Rapid Growth September 2005 Rapid Growth in Used Book Market Driven by the Internet August 2005 Book Industry Study Group Begins Comprehensive Strategic Planning Process June 2005 ISBN-13 For Dummies® Provides a User-Friendly Explanation of the ISBN-13 Transition May 2005 New Study Predicts Robust Growth in the Religious and Elhi Market Segments April 2005 Breakthrough Roadmap of Identifiers Pulls the Pieces Together April 2005 New Study Reveals Billions More in Book Sales March 2005 Book Industry Study Group, Inc. Announces Two New Directors March 2005 ISBN-13 Education & Support Project launched by the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. March 2005 Cooperation Agreement signed between the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and UK’s Book Industry Communication (BIC) January 2005 Book Industry Study Group Announces Making Information Pay 2005 November 2004 Book Industry Timeline for Transition to ISBN-13 Approved August 2004 BISG & Georgia Tech Conclude Agreement to Launch New Benchmarking System August 2004 New Book Industry Guidelines for Shipping Container Labeling July 2004 Book Industry Study Group Forms Task Force to Facilitate the Transition of Barcodes May 2004 Growth Rates to Vary Widely for Publishing Industry Sectors March 2004 Book Industry Reaffirms Policy Calling for Single Bar Code for All Books January 2004 Making Information Pay September 2003 Book Industry Approves Policy Related to ISBN-13 June 2003 The Book Industry Study Group Embarks on an Initiative to Standardize Shipping Labels May 2003 Domestic Consumer Expenditures on Books to Reach $43 billion by 2007 April 2003 Book Industry Study Group Announces New Policy Committee To Respond To Key Industry Issues March 2003 Book Industry Study Group Launches Membership Drive August 2002 Book Industry Study Group on the Move May 2002 Domestic Consumer Expenditures on All Books Expected to Reach $36.4 billion by 2006