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You've been sent an issue of BB Book Business Extra, Book Business magazine's weekly e-mail newsletter. EXTRA NEWS *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.... Read Full Story http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/article/bisg-releases-new-bookdrop-standard-help-ease-discovery-online-book-content-401265_1.html *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 HarperCollins in the spring to develop the new publishing group, one of the goals of the group was to eliminate the practice of allowing book-sellers to return unsold copies of books.... Read Full Story http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/article/borders-harperstudio-agree-no-returns-401268_1.html *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 www.SustainPrint.com for a nomination form); the deadline is Dec. 31. A 'green' celebration of the award winners will take place Monday evening, March 23, 2009, at the New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square, N.Y., during the 2009 Publishing Business Conference & Expo.... Read Full Story http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/article/awards-recognize-green-efforts-publishing-401269_1.html Q AND A EXTRA *Working Toward the Point of No Returns: Chelsea Green Publisher and President Margo Baldwin on the company's Green Partners program.* By Peter Beisser 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 example of this environmentally focused mission, the company's Green Partners program offers discounts and other perks to retailers that purchase books on a no-returns basis. According to Baldwin, the response has been extremely positive, and she hopes the program will continue to grow as more book-sellers sign up in the coming year. Here, Baldwin discusses details behind the program with Book Business Extra :... Read Full Story http://www.bookbusinessmag.com/article/working-toward-point-no-returns-chelsea-green-publisher-president-margo-baldwin-companys-green-partners-program-401270_1.html --- Like these stories? Subscribe to BB Book Business Extra at http://enews.bookbusinessmag.com/eLP/?PMC=WEB&PUB=BBE&GRP=5
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