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THE BOOK INDUSTRY'S SUPPLY CHAIN ORGANISATION Your feedback is invaluable to us.

A member's organisation: BIC connects all sectors of the publishing industry, so whether you're a publisher, on-line retailer, "bricks & mortar" retailer, distributor, library (academic or public), wholesaler, digital partner, or any combination of these, we're here for you. We offer a "one stop shop" experience, impartial advice and support on anything & everything related to the Supply Chain (di

gital and/or physical) and we always love to hear from our members...and anyone who might like to become a member.

13/02/2025

Join us for BIC’s ONIX Advanced Topics training course – April 1 @ 1:00 pm - April 3 @ 5:30 pm BST

Looking for guidance on optimising your metadata and the more complex aspects of ONIX?

This intensive, three-half-day course allows experienced ONIX users to learn how to optimise their metadata and deal with the more complex aspects of ONIX, including the opportunity to discuss how to deal with issues they have encountered.

✨ Why attend?
Learn from industry experts.
Explore real-world applications of ONIX in the publishing industry.
Gain the essential skills to improve your company’s metadata management and distribution.

Booking deadline: 5:00 pm 24th March

🔗 Register here: https://buff.ly/40DrNL2

12/02/2025

📣 BIC Brunch: Accessibility – Alt Text session now available on YouTube 📣

This session saw our expert speakers guide us through the accessibility requirements of Alt Text for digital books. What is Alt Text, its purpose, why it's important, how to do it, how not to do it, common pitfalls to avoid etc. We looked at different types of scenarios and contexts, to help determine when/if Alt Text is appropriate/required and if so, how best to describe, and the impact on workflows.

Speakers:
Huw Alexander, Managing Director, textBOX
Madleen Bluhm, Sight Loss Adviser - Digital Skills, UK Sight Loss Advice Service, RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People)
Lindsay Sherriff, Senior Books Data Specialist, Taylor and Francis Group

Watch now on YouTube
https://buff.ly/40Y93ap

10/02/2025

📣 BIC Brunch – European Accessibility Act – Websites/Platforms & Packaging 📣
Thursday 20th February, 3:00 - 4:30 pm (GMT)

🚨 One week left to book - deadline for tickets - 5:00 pm Tuesday 18th February

Having already looked at the legalities, metadata, content, alt text, fixed layout and STEM and Scholarly Publishing in previous sessions, this event sees our expert speakers guide us through websites/platforms and packaging requirements.

With worked examples, hints and tips, common pitfalls to avoid etc., and an insight into the publisher journey to address the requirements of the EAA this session will be of interest to those concerned with complying with the EU Accessibility Act, particularly when it comes to websites/platforms and packaging.

The session will be hosted by Karina Urquhart, Executive Director, BIC and the speakers are:

Sydney Allen, Product Manager, GlassBoxx,
Virginie Bouilhac, Rakuten Kobo Inc,
Robin Spinks, Head of Inclusive Design, RNIB

Tickets are FREE for BIC and BISG members and MA publishing Students at City St George's, University of London. Everyone else is required to pay a nominal fee. Please ensure you select the correct ticket type. Find out more and book your place ASAP: https://buff.ly/40ImLgd

05/02/2025

Have you accessed BIC's Resource Centre?

There are hundreds of FREE resources, ready to download across every aspect of the book publishing supply chain, including:

🍪 BIC Bites: succinct guides to key industry topics, from GPSR to ISBNs, keywords to ONIX
🏅 Best Practice across Out of Print to Digital Audio, IRI to BIC Realtime
🌱 Green Hub including EUDR and BIC Environmental Accreditation and Standards Map
📊 Metadata Capabilities Directory
.. and lots more. Take a look for yourself and share with colleagues: https://buff.ly/4ipZrfl

03/02/2025

⏰ LAST CHANCE TO BOOK
📒 BIC's An Introduction to Production Training Course

Wednesday 12th - Thursday 13th February 2025
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm (GMT)

This course focuses on the role of production, how decisions in production can support the publishers’ sustainability and social responsibility targets, how individuals can add value to it, and how to avoid some of the potential pitfalls of the production process.

This course is aimed at those who are new to book production, those who have learnt ‘on the job’ and those who would like to work in this field.

Booking closes at 5:00 pm on Tuesday 4th February.

More information and tickets: https://buff.ly/3DnkyyZ

30/01/2025

Don't forget the upcoming accreditation application deadlines:

🌟 31st January: Supply Chain Excellence Award (SCEA)

🌟 28th February: Technology Excellence in Libraries Award (TEiLA)

🌟 28th March: Metadata Excellence Award (MEA)

For more information, application forms and details on fees for non-BIC members, visit: https://buff.ly/3Kypvp3

29/01/2025

🌟 Have you visited BIC's Accessibility Hub yet?

BIC's Accessibility Hub is intended to be a helpful 'one-stop shop' resource area for individuals and organisations wishing to create, distribute and bring to market accessible content. The hub will be regularly reviewed by BIC’s Focus on Accessibility Group and updated/modified over time as further resources and information are made available or brought to the attention of the group.

If there are any topics or resources that you would like to us to add/include here, please get in touch via [email protected].

Take a look at the hub for yourself and share with colleagues: https://buff.ly/41pQ4Go

27/01/2025

📣 BIC Brunch – European Accessibility Act – STEM/Scholarly Publishing 📣
Thursday 30th January, 12:00 - 1:30 pm (GMT)

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO BOOK - deadline for tickets - 5:00 pm Tuesday 28th January

Having already looked at the legalities, metadata, content, alt text and fixed layout in previous sessions, this event sees our expert speakers guide us through STEM/scholarly publishing requirements.

With worked examples, hints and tips, common pitfalls to avoid etc., and an insight into the publisher journey to address the requirements of the EAA this session will be of interest to those concerned with complying with the EU Accessibility Act, particularly when it comes to STEM/scholarly publishing.

The session will be hosted by Karina Urquhart, Executive Director, BIC and the speakers are:

Richard Orme, CEO at DAISY Consortium
James Yanchak, Production Technologies Manager at Taylor & Francis Group

Tickets are FREE for BIC and BISG members and MA publishing Students at City St George's, University of London. Everyone else is required to pay a nominal fee. Please ensure you select the correct ticket type. Find out more and book your place ASAP: https://buff.ly/3BEbyVx

23/01/2025

📒 BIC's An Introduction to Production Training Course

Wednesday 12th - Thursday 13th February 2025
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm (GMT)

This course focuses on the role of production, how decisions in production can support the publishers’ sustainability and social responsibility targets, how individuals can add value to it, and how to avoid some of the potential pitfalls of the production process.

This course is aimed at those who are new to book production, those who have learnt ‘on the job’ and those who would like to work in this field.

Booking closes at 5:00 pm on Tuesday 4th February.

More information and tickets: https://buff.ly/3DnkyyZ

21/01/2025

BIC Thema: Essentials Half-Day Training Course

Wednesday 12th February 2025
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm (GMT)

This course provides an introduction to Thema – the international subject classification scheme for the global book trade – explaining the need for such a scheme; its origins, development and uptake; its benefits across the trade; and the principles of implementing Thema in systems and product records.

Whatever your background, whether from an editorial, marketing or systems perspective, this course is relevant to individuals from all professional disciplines within the trade. Some familiarity with bibliographic subject classification (e.g. use of schemes such as BISAC or Thema) is assumed, but not considered essential.

Booking closes at 5:00 pm on Tuesday 4th February.

More information and tickets: https://buff.ly/49Jpkmi

16/01/2025

📣 BIC Brunch – European Accessibility Act – STEM/Scholarly Publishing 📣

Thursday 30th January, 12:00 - 1:30 pm (GMT)

Having already looked at the legalities, metadata, content, alt text and fixed layout in previous sessions, this event sees our expert speakers guide us through STEM/scholarly publishing requirements.

With worked examples, hints and tips, common pitfalls to avoid etc., and an insight into the publisher journey to address the requirements of the EAA this session will be of interest to those concerned with complying with the EU Accessibility Act, particularly when it comes to STEM/scholarly publishing.

The session will be hosted by Karina Urquhart, Executive Director, BIC and the speakers are:

Richard Orme, CEO at DAISY Consortium
James Yanchak, Production Technologies Manager at Taylor & Francis Group
Third speaker, TBC

Tickets are FREE for BIC and BISG members and MA publishing Students at City St George's, University of London. Everyone else is required to pay a nominal fee. Please ensure you select the correct ticket type. Find out more and book your place by 5:00 pm Tuesday 28th January: https://buff.ly/3BEbyVx

14/01/2025

🌟 We’re delighted to welcome new names to the list of organisations recognised for industry excellence!

Congratulations to the latest recipients (all BIC members) of the Supply Chain Excellence Award (SCEA) for demonstrating that their organisation is modern, technically-capable, efficient to do business with, and compliant with industry standards and practices.

Batch
BDS
BookSource
Canongate
Channel View Publications Ltd / Multilingual Matters
Clays
HarperCollins
Macmillan Distribution
Penguin Random House (UK)
Publiship

Congratulations to all involved! You can find a full list of all currently accredited organisations here: https://buff.ly/40wBVWX

Applications are now open for February 2025 and the deadline is Friday 31st January. Both BIC Members and non-members are welcome to apply. Please note an application fee for non-members has been introduced as of 1st January 2025.

For full details about the accreditation, visit: https://buff.ly/3O7P9Tp

13/01/2025

📚 BIC’s Colour Book Production Explained Training Course

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!

Tuesday 28th January
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (GMT)
Pureprint Crowson House, Bellbrook Park, Uckfield

Delegates will spend time in the press-room and bindery, seeing first-hand how books are produced and learning how to use this knowledge in their day-to-day role. The practical elements of the course will help to bring the theoretical course content to life.

It is specifically aimed at those new to colour production, those who have learnt ‘on the job’ and those who would like to develop a deeper understanding of the techniques and processes involved in the manufacture of colour books.

Booking closes Tuesday 14th January, 5:00 pm (GMT)

More information and tickets: https://buff.ly/3OtCtWX

09/01/2025

🌟 Industry Returns Initiative (IRI): Call for volunteers

LAST CHANCE TO APPLY

BIC has launched its annual review of IRI. As an integral part of sustainable returns management for 20 years, these reviews focus on ensuring that the standard continues to meet the needs of returns stakeholders.

We are now looking for representatives from the BIC membership to get involved in this review between January and March 2025. If you want to volunteer and can actively and reliably contribute your time, expertise and ideas, please go to the BIC website for more information, including the Review Brief and a very simple Application Form.

The deadline for applications is tomorrow - 10th January 2025.

Successful applicants will be contacted and should be available to meet individually with Stephen Long, BIC Consultant, ahead of the review group officially starting.

More information and application form here: https://buff.ly/3xf4U5H

07/01/2025

📣 EUDR - Reminder 📣

1-YEAR DELAY TO EU DEFORESTATION REGULATION APPROVED

In case you missed it before the festive break, on 19th December 2024, both the European Parliament and The European Commission formally approved a 1-year of phasing-in time for the EU Deforestation Regulation, making it applicable on 30 December 2025 for large companies and 30 June 2026 for micro- and small enterprises.

More information can be found in the EUDR section of the BIC Green Hub: https://buff.ly/3xL3Mac

19/12/2024

🚨 Latest information about EUDR on 19th December 2024 🚨

✅ One Year Phasing-in Time for EUDR Now Approved! ✅

Both the European Parliament and The European Commission have approved a 1-year of phasing-in time for the EU Deforestation Regulation, making it applicable on 30 December 2025 for large organisations and 30 June 2026 for micro- and small enterprises.

The European Parliament and Council have now formally adopted the 1-year delay. There have been no changes to the regulation. This extra year of phasing-in time is welcome and will allow organisations the time they need to implement any process and system changes to comply with the regulation when it goes into force.

More information can be found on the EUDR page of the BIC Green Hub: https://buff.ly/41HBOJb

19/12/2024

🎄 Happy Christmas and New Year from BIC 🎄

We are closed after 5:00 pm on Friday 20th December, re-opening on Monday 6th Jan 2025.

BIC wishes all its members, friends, colleagues, and the wider book industry a festive and peaceful holiday period and all best wishes for the New Year.

See you in 2025!

18/12/2024

As the book industry faces growing environmental challenges, sustainability is predicted to take centre stage in 2025.*

The BIC Green Hub provides practical tools and guidance to help people in the book industry adopt sustainable practices. BIC Green Hub offers guidance on EU deforestation regulations, green supply chain journeys, and environmental accreditation.

📖 Explore how the BIC Green Hub can support your journey towards a greener publishing future: https://buff.ly/3xL3Mac

[*Source: https://buff.ly/4fOYWtI]

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