BISAC Merchandising Themes (Version 2.7)

Optional themes and topics that can help merchandise a book

The purpose of this field is to provide a list of terms representing frequently requested merchandising themes and topics so that various organizations within the book industry can assemble materials appropriate to that theme or topic.

Merchandising themes can be used in addition to subject codes to denote:

An audience to which a work may be of particular appeal.
A time of year or event for which a work may be especially appropriate.
A frequently requested topic.

Note that this is an optional field, separate from the subject field – although related, subject codes and theme codes should not be placed in the same field.

In addition to grouping together works that can be classified under a variety of subjects, this field can be used to further describe fictional works that have been subject-coded by genre.

* Merchandising Themes marked with an asterisk (*) are new to Version 2.7.

ET010	CULTURAL HERITAGE / African
ET020	CULTURAL HERITAGE / African American
ET022	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / General
ET040	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Chinese
ET110	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Japanese
ET130	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Korean
ET220	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Vietnamese
ET026	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Australian
ET030	CULTURAL HERITAGE / British
ET034	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Canadian
ET038	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Caribbean
ET050	CULTURAL HERITAGE / French
ET060	CULTURAL HERITAGE / German
ET070	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Hispanic
ET080	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Indian
ET090	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Irish
ET100	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Italian
ET120	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Jewish
ET135	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Middle Eastern
ET140	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Multicultural
ET150	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Native American
ET160	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Polish
ET170	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Portuguese
ET180	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Russian
ET190	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Scandinavian
ET200	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Scottish
ET210	CULTURAL HERITAGE / Spanish
EV010	EVENT / Anniversary
EV020	EVENT / Back to School
EV030	EVENT / Baptism
EV040	EVENT / Bar Mitzvah - Bat Mitzvah
EV050	EVENT / Birthday
EV060	EVENT / Confirmation
EV065	EVENT / Fall
EV070	EVENT / First Communion
EV080	EVENT / Graduation
EV082	EVENT / Home School
EV084	EVENT / Spring
EV086	EVENT / Summer
EV090	EVENT / Summer Vacation Reading
EV095	EVENT / Vacation Bible School
EV100	EVENT / Wedding
EV110	EVENT / Winter
HL005	HOLIDAY / Chinese New Year
HL010	HOLIDAY / Christmas
HL030	HOLIDAY / Earth Day
HL040	HOLIDAY / Easter
HL050	HOLIDAY / Election Day
HL060	HOLIDAY / Father's Day
HL070	HOLIDAY / Halloween
HL080	HOLIDAY / Hanukkah
HL090	HOLIDAY / Independence Day
HL100	HOLIDAY / Kwanzaa
HL110	HOLIDAY / Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
HL120	HOLIDAY / Memorial Day
HL130	HOLIDAY / Mother's Day
HL140	HOLIDAY / Passover
HL150	HOLIDAY / President's Day
HL155	HOLIDAY / Rosh Hashanah
HL160	HOLIDAY / St. Patrick's Day
HL170	HOLIDAY / Thanksgiving
HL180	HOLIDAY / Valentine's Day
HL190	HOLIDAY / Veteran's Day
HL195	HOLIDAY / Yom Kippur
PT010	PUBLISHER TYPE / Academic & University
PT020	PUBLISHER TYPE / Independent
PT030	PUBLISHER TYPE / Self-Published
TP020	TOPICAL / Black History
TP024	TOPICAL / Blank Books, Journals
TP026	TOPICAL / Boy's Interest
TP028	TOPICAL / Christian Interest
TP034	TOPICAL / Coming of Age
TP054	TOPICAL / Gift
TP058	TOPICAL / Girl's Interest
TP060	TOPICAL / Health & Fitness
TP062	TOPICAL / Heroes, Real-Life
TP064	TOPICAL / Inspiration
TP070	TOPICAL / LDS (Mormon) Interest
TP050	TOPICAL / LGBTQ+
TP075	TOPICAL / Own Voices
TP066	TOPICAL / Social Media Personalities
TP086	TOPICAL / Teen
TP088	TOPICAL / Vegan *
TP090	TOPICAL / Women's Interest