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.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/dukes-allison-belan-to-succeed-brian-oleary-at-the-book-industry-study-group/

#BISG #BrianOLeary #Metadata #Rights #Standards

BookNet Canada, BISG Release Survey Report on AI Use in Publishing

“Nearly half the industry is using AI, yet qualitative sentiment is overwhelmingly negative,” the report notes, concluding that the publishing industry is adopting AI faster than it is becoming comfortable with it.”
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/booknet-canada-bisg-release-survey-report-on-ai-use-in-publishing/

#AI #BISG #BookNetCanada #IndustryStatistics #report

Frankfurt: How Much Is Book Publishing Using AI?

A new study from BISG finds publishing workers reporting multiple pain points and serious ethical concerns, in AI usage.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/frankfurt-how-much-ai-usage-is-actually-going-on-in-publishing/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BISG #BookIndustryStudyGroup #BrianOLeary

Accessibility: Major Organizations Join Italy’s Fondazione LIA

BISG, EdItEUR, and the STM Association become members of Fondazione LIA's authoritative leadership in accessibility.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/accessibility-major-organizations-join-italys-fondazione-lia/

#Accessibility #AssociationofItalianPublishers #AssociazioneItalianaEditori #BISG #CristinaMussinelli
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Despite the clever tagline, the #BISG annual meeting wouldn't be considered sexy by most people. Most people are wrong, though.

I took a ton of old-fashioned notes, most of which were reasonably legible a few days later, and here's some of my favorite takeaways.

https://loudpoet.com/2025/04/28/move-fast-and-fix-things-bisg-2025/

BISG Annual Meeting: Move Fast and Fix Things

The BISG Annual Meeting, themed "Move Fast and Fix Things," highlighted the many ways the organization is making steps to improve things in the global publishing industry.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/04/bisg-annual-meeting-2025/

#Barcodepriceextension #BarnesAndNoble #BISACCodes #BISACMerchandisingThemes #BISG
@indieauthors

Had a great time at #BISG's Annual Meeting yesterday, a timely reminder that people are the main reason I'm still in the industry.

Book publishing often gets knocked as a "legacy industry" (mostly by disgruntled authors, wannabe disruptors, and outside observers), and while that's technically true, it's also weathered the digital transition better than other media industries, albeit in less visible ways.

Things still need to get better, but they could also easily be much worse.

#publishing

Spotify Audiobooks for Authors Earn Industry Innovator Award: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

It won’t have escaped your notice that Spotify audiobooks for authors have become a growing focus lately. Having started their audiobook journey quietly, they are now not only making audiobooks central to their listening…
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/spotify-audiobooks-for-authors/

#audiobookpublishing #authortools #BISG #indieauthors #IndustryInnovatorAward
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