The Year in Review

Financials Membership Publications and events Programs Committee activities

Remembering Jean Srnecz

August 12, 1949 − February 12, 2009

Finances 2008−2009: revenue

Total revenue $800,728 4.5% above budget 4.5% below 2007−2008

Finances 2008−2009: revenue

Finances 2008−2009: surplus/assets

Budgeted Annual deficit of $58,235 Actual Annual surplus of $6,116 Assets at June 30, 2009 of $691,275 2% asset increase on the previous

year

Summary Results

Budget

Election of Class 2 DirectorsClass 2 Directors –Term expires September 2012 (8 allowed)Judith Appelbaum*† Sensible SolutionsCharles Benante† Pearson TechnologyPeter Givler† Assoc. of American

University PressesJoseph Gonnella*† Barnes & NobleMark Kuyper† Evangelical Christian

Publishers Assoc.Jonathan Nowell† Nielsen BookTom Turvey† GoogleRonald Weir† RR Donnelley

†To be elected during the BISG Annual Meeting of Members 2009.

*Also membersof the Executive Committee.

On leave from the Board due to work on the Google Book Settlement.

New Members

CERLALC

Guideposts

NYU

Romance Writers of America

Lulu

Deborah Baber

Member Cancellations The News Group Association of Canadian Publishers Digital Library Federation Microsoft Rosetta Solutions MIT Press Scholastic Taunton Press Pace University Broadman and Holman

Publications 2008−2009

Published in December 2008

Led by Connie Harbison (Baker & Taylor)

Major revision of Computers Art and architecture Photography Juvenile

Publications 2008−2009

Due November 2009 100-page guide De-mystifying POD & USR Sponsored by:

Ingram/Lightning Source Hewlett-Packard Amazon.com

Publications 2008−2009

New research partner Revised methodology One integrated data set Expanded sales channels More formats reported Frontlist & backlist data Published in print & PDF

BISG Events 2008−2009 300 registered at Making Information

Pay Programs at BookExpo America 2009 Collaboration with NISO at ALA 2009 Presentations at many other conferences

Programs 2008−2009

Product Data Certification Program Environmental trends and climate

impacts

Product Data Certification Program (PDCP)

Certified Companies

Re-certified Companies

Environmental and Climate Issues

Book Industry Environmental Council Main focus:

Setting industry-wide goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Tracking companies’ environmental performance

Certification of environmentally-responsible companies

Committee Highlights: 2008−2009

Committee Highlights: 2008−2009

Digital publishing standards Book:DROP (Digital Reading Online

Protocol): technical specification published in December 2008

Development of standard web services messages for discovery and retrieval of online book content

Committee Highlights: 2008−2009 New EDI messages published MEIG initiative, led by Tom Smith (Simon & Schuster) Developed in X12 version 5030

810 Invoice 812 Credit/Debit Adjustment 820 Payment Order/Remittance Advice 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender 211 Motor Carrier Bill of Lading 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status 850 Purchase Order 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement

Committee Highlights: 2008−2009

Metadata Publication of ONIX 3.0

Digital products Sets and series

Publication of ONIX Code Lists Issue 10

Committee Highlights: 2008−2009

Research Committee Overhaul of Book Industry TRENDS TRENDS Advisory Group, led by Judith

Appelbaum New data partner — Outsell New methodology

Committee Highlights: 2008−2009

Publishers/Independent Wholesalers Group Focusing on metadata extension for

books for GDSN Essential data derived from Product

Metadata Best Practices ONIX licensed for use in GDSN

BISG Annual Report 2008−2009

With special thanks to Lightning Source, Inc.

Continuing Success BISG Strategic Review Board review of operational priorities for

2010 Changing the guard Continued relevance Member-driven priorities Active participation by members Leadership in committees and working groups

Thank you!

“Working to create a moreinformed, empowered and efficient

book industry supply chain for both physical and digital products”