In a release this week, GBA reps said the launch represents “a significant step forward in the publishing industry’s growing commitment to environmental responsibility and climate action.” By Andrew Richard Albanese, Editor-in-Chief he Green Book Alliance (GBA), the collaborative initiative dedicated to advancing sustainability within the book publishing industry, has announced the launch of its GBA Book Carbon Calculator, a …
Duke’s Allison Belan to Succeed Brian O’Leary at the Book Industry Study Group
Belan succeeds Brian O’Leary, who will retire from the role on June 30th.
BookNet Canada’s Report: English-Language Publishing in 2021
In English-language Canadian publishing, newly released survey data shows publishers planning to make remote work permanent.
The UK’s Nosy Crow Opens a US Company
The 12-year-old English powerhouse in independent children’s publishing is opening a US office, distributed by Hachette Book Group.
‘Stories From the Malaysian Archipelago’—And Kuala Lumpur’s Book Business
As the Malaysian Book Council promotes international rights availabilities for books from its market, one publisher there talks about his company’s pandemic experience. (Sponsored)
The UK’s BIC Program Opens Its New ‘Metadata Capabilities Directory’
Revealing ‘how metadata progresses through the supply chain,’ BIC says, its new Metadata Capabilities Directory is active now.
From London Book Fair: European Booksellers on Brexit
The pandemic’s effects on bookselling have been mingled with those of Brexit, as booksellers from Sweden and Ireland explain.
HP’s White Paper for Publishers: ‘Reduce Your Carbon Footprint’
As world publishing looks for ways to lessen its environmental impact, HP’s new white paper lays out a print-on-demand model. (Sponsored)
Coming in March: A New Platform for the Pubeasy Ordering System
‘A streamlined modern interface’ is promised in the coming rebuild of the Web-based international book ordering system.
MVB: North American Booksellers Join Pubeasy in Record Numbers
Citing disruption caused by the pandemic, Pubeasy records a 600-percent increase in the number of North American booksellers using its online ordering services.