Although only 104 responses were received from the 1,000 stakeholders polled, the publishers who responded represented 45 percent of market share by revenue. As BISG Executive Director Michael Healy observed, however, “the report is only a first step. More work is needed to complete the picture.”
A major finding in the report shows that the industry emits a net 12.4 million metric tons of carbon, or 8.85 pounds per book, each year.
Eugene G. Schwartz is editor at large for ForeWord Reviews, an industry observer and an occasional columnist for Book Business magazine. In an earlier career, he was in the printing business and held production management positions at Random House, Prentice-Hall/Goodyear and CRM Books/Psychology Today. A former PMA (IBPA) board member, he has headed his own publishing consultancy, Consortium House. He is also Co-Founder of Worthy Shorts Inc., a development stage online private press and publication service for professionals as well as an online back office publication service for publishers and associations. He is on the Publishing Business Conference and Expo Advisory Board.
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Although only 104 responses were received from the 1,000 stakeholders polled, the publishers who responded represented 45 percent of market share by revenue. As BISG Executive Director Michael Healy observed, however, “the report is only a first step. More work is needed to complete the picture.”
A major finding in the report shows that the industry emits a net 12.4 million metric tons of carbon, or 8.85 pounds per book, each year.
Eugene G. Schwartz is editor at large for ForeWord Reviews, an industry observer and an occasional columnist for Book Business magazine. In an earlier career, he was in the printing business and held production management positions at Random House, Prentice-Hall/Goodyear and CRM Books/Psychology Today. A former PMA (IBPA) board member, he has headed his own publishing consultancy, Consortium House. He is also Co-Founder of Worthy Shorts Inc., a development stage online private press and publication service for professionals as well as an online back office publication service for publishers and associations. He is on the Publishing Business Conference and Expo Advisory Board.