BISG Releases New BookDrop Standard to Help Ease Discovery of Online Book Content

The trade association Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has released version 1.0 of its BookDROP technical specification, a new standard intended to support the search and discovery of digital book content on the Web....

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Borders and HarperStudio Agree to No Returns

Borders Group Inc. has agreed to accept books from HarperStudio—the HarperCollins imprint started by former Hyperion Books publisher Robert S. Miller—on a nonreturnable basis, according to The Wall Street Journal. When Miller, who serves as HarperStudio's president and publisher, joined...

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Awards Recognize 'Green' Efforts in Publishing

The 3rd Annual SustainPrint Awards, produced by Publishing Executive and Book Business magazines, will recognize two book and two magazine publishing companies for their achievements in environmental sustainability. Nominations for this year's awards are currently being accepted (visit
Working Toward the Point of No Returns: Chelsea Green Publisher and President Margo Baldwin on the company's Green Partners program.

Margo Baldwin, publisher and president of independent publishing company Chelsea Green, has worked for a quarter of a century not only to publish books about sustainable living, but also to run her business with the same strong environmental focus. An...

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Week of Grim News for Book Industry
Dec 5, 2008

John Wiley Announces Global Publishing Deal with Meredith Corp.
Dec 5, 2008

Nominations Now Being Accepted for Publishing Innovator of the Year Awards
Dec 5, 2008

The Power of Podcasting: Bantam Dell Director of Internet Marketing Ken Wohlrob on how offering free content helped "Faefever" debut at No. 3 on The New York Times Best-seller List.
Dec 5, 2008