BISG’S Making Information Pay 2016 Highlights the Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility in Publishing

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BISG’S Making Information Pay 2016 Highlights the Benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility in Publishing  Slide presentation with audio recording of Making Information Pay 2016 is now available to be viewed on BISG’s YouTube Channel. Follow the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zhpqZ0XA_c&feature=em-share_video_user New York, NY, May 26, 2016: The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) held its annual Making Information Pay event with a program focused on “publishers making a profit by making a difference” through corporate social responsibility (CSR), and included panels focusing on the resurgence of independent…

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Accessibility in Publishing: Demystified

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Accessibility in Publishing: Demystified New York, NY, March 22, 2016: Today, the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) released the BISG Quick Start Guide to Accessible Publishing, an overview of why accessibility is important for publishers across all sectors of the industry and how best to implement it. The Guide comes at a pivotal point in publishing as accessibility is increasingly a critical business concern. It offers both a succinct introduction to the basics of accessibility and the market advantages to publishers…

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Introducing the BISAC Subject Headings: 2015 Edition

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Introducing the BISAC Subject Headings: 2015 Edition Young Adult Titles Are Now More Discoverable than Ever The eagerly anticipated BISAC Subject Headings: 2015 Edition is available to download immediately. This year’s edition focuses on the addition of the Young Adult Fiction (YAF) and Young Adult Nonfiction (YAN) sections for the young adult audience (ages 12-18), and an adjustment on the age group that the Juvenile Fiction (JUV) and Juvenile Nonfiction (JNF) sections cover, now preschool to 6th grade (ages 0-11). More than 500 new codes are included, the…

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College students increasingly prefer digital material and learning systems New findings now available in BISG’s study Student Attitudes toward Content; will be shared at Adapt Learn Innovate conference April 28 in NYC

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College students increasingly prefer digital material and learning systems New findings now available in BISG’s study Student Attitudes toward Content; will be shared at Adapt Learn Innovate conference April 28 in NYC CONTACT:  Jeanette Zwart BISG | 145 West 45th St. Suite 601 | New York NY | 10036 646.336.7141 ext. 11 | jeanette@bisg.org | www.bisg.org (New York, NY: April 10, 2015)—The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is pleased to announce the publication of the first report in its annual two-part study, Student Attitudes toward Content in…

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BISG Announces Industry’s First Comprehensive Digital Content Subscription Research Study

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BISG Announces Industry’s First Comprehensive Digital Content Subscription Research Study (New York, NY: January 27, 2014) The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is pleased to announce a major new research initiative to study subscription models of selling published content.Given the success of digital subscription services in the film, television, and music industries, publishing industry stakeholders have wondered how and when these services will affect book content distribution. While the range of possible models is vast, it is unclear whether the current…

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