On Friday, the Book Industry Study Group hosted a series of talks and panels calling for the development of industry-wide standards for publishing rights management, including identification codes for entire book projects (unlike ISBNs, which denote individual editions) and an independent standards organization to govern them. A potential model from the music industry was discussed, and BISG rights committee members reported on their ongoing initiatives. Juergen Boos, president and CEO of the Frankfurt Book Fair, delivered brief opening remarks. He said the fair’s mission was to connect industry players from all over the world, and online platforms that simplify administrative […]
