The annual meeting of BISG in April will hear Barnes & Noble and Waterstones’ James Daunt in a keynote address around supply chain issues.
Industry Notes: BISG Seats New Board; UK’s Exact Editions Digitizes Turkish Magazine
BISG opens its new fiscal year and seats a board this week, as London’s Exact Editions announces its digitization of ‘Cornucopia.’
BISG’s Annual Meeting: Making 2018 Our ‘Metadata Year’
‘In an industry where everything is returnable, why are we out of stock so often?’ The Book Industry Study Group’s annual meeting tackled questions like this, with a strong focus on the supply chain.
BIC Slams Wrongful Use of Metadata Fields for Book Promotion
Condemned as ‘hugely confusing for the book-buyer’ and the publishing supply chain, the practice of using of subtitle and/or title fields for promotion prompted the UK’s BIC to issue a cease-and-desist message to publishers.
The UK’s ‘Academic Book of the Future’ Project: Key Reports
Two new reports from the UK’s Academic Book of the Future call for stakeholders in academic publishing tto formalize their collaboration in order to make advancements and improvements.
Getting ‘Back to Purpose’: BISG’s New Leadership Outlines Next Moves
Working ‘to avoid the traditional divisions between digital and print,’ BISG’s Brian O’Leary is ready to talk about leading the trade organization forward.
White Paper from Iptor: Top 5 Ways Publishers Can Be Successful in a Digital World
Download the free white paper, sponsored by Iptor Supply Chain Systems, on the 5 key ways book publishers can use technology to improve their business today.
At Frankfurt: Supply Chain Meeting to Feature Nielsen Book’s New Metadata White Papers
At the Oct. 18 EDItEUR Supply Chain Seminar at the Frankfurt Book Fair will see a presentation on ‘The Link Between Metadata and Sales’ for the USA.
Gardners’ Bob Jackson: ‘To Identify New Retailers’
Leading a team that ‘works hard to simplify and enhance the supply chain,’ Gardners’ Bob Jackson prepares for Frankfurt Book Fair’s The Markets: ‘online and on the high street.’
The Global Supply Chain: Interview with Ingram’s Kelly Gallagher
Ingram’s Kelly Gallagher talks about what book distribution encompasses in a more global and digital industry, and how on-demand technology saves everyone money.