The Book Industry Study Group regularly releases new and updated guidelines for industry best practices in areas that address metadata, rights, subject codes, supply chain, and workflow issues. Our posts address these and other issues across five topic categories.
BISG's Sustainability Working Group is proud to support Ooligan Press, an award-winning student-run publisher at Portland State University, in their efforts to create a new best practices guide on sustainable publishing. This project builds on Ooligan’s earlier work, Rethinking Paper &... Continue Reading
The BISG board has updated its policies and structure for collecting dues and evaluating applications to serve on the BISG board Continue Reading
BISG Board of Directors Chair Matt Kennell on Book Publishing Next, BISG's strategic pillars, and the value BISG delivers to our industry. Continue Reading
Better books start with better communication. Here's how. Continue Reading
BISG has updated its guidance for use of the barcode price extension on printed books. The new guidelines allow publishers to omit the price extension when trading partners agree that it is not necessary. Continue Reading
When questions come up about best practices for ONIX, the ONIX Implementors list (groups.io/g/onix) is an invaluable resource for the publishing community. Recently, a member asked how to handle accessibility metadata in ONIX for titles announced long before EPUB files are available. The... Continue Reading
Details about the 2025 Frankfurt Rights Meeting conference, with a special offer for BISG members! Continue Reading
Join us for the latest update on BISG's proposed standard for translation rights royalty statements. Continue Reading
To build an effective digital product workflow, start with the end in mind. This blog outlines key steps—from defining the product’s purpose to ensuring metadata and vendor support—to help publishers save time, reduce costs, and deliver successful digital formats. Continue Reading
The map of BISAC 2024 to Thema 1.6 includes more than 1,600 changes that help publishers choose the right Thema codes for their titles. Continue Reading
This year’s NISO x BISG Forum at ALA, Accessibility Standards and the Future of Inclusive Publishing, will examine how evolving standards are shaping the development, distribution, and discoverability of accessible content. Continue Reading
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is conducting a new survey developed by our AI Working Group to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is currently being used—and how it’s likely to shape the future—across the North American book publishing supply chain. From... Continue Reading
