One of the main topics of discussion at yesterday’s BISG (Book Industry Study Group) annual meeting was the impending data mess that digital books are producing. I understand that for most of our readership, terms like metadata and identifiers can lead directly to disinterest or slumber but the real-world implications are easier to relate to: When you cannot find a book properly online, or when ebook sales in certain outlets don’t “count” towards bestseller lists, or a retailer can’t get a hold of a copy of something a customer wants to buy, metadata issues take on a new urgency. To […]