Publisher Services

Deliver data that meets Industry Standards

  • Visit the BISG website, www.bisg.org and review the Standards & Best Practices section to be sure you are competitive in every aspect of the operation/logistics/data area of your publishing business.
  • Launch marketing information
    • Create a timetable for the publication of your titles
    • Develop a timetable for each title
    • Galleys to reviewers to meet appropriate deadlines
  • Maximize sales to non-traditional book outlets
    • Who is the customer for the title?
    • Where does that customer shop?
    • What product mix does the title complement?
  • Develop concepts or series
    • How will your publishing program expand?
    • Will you launch a series or create a new concept or purchase another company?
  • Analyze development plans
    • Is your warehouse system adequate to meet your needs now and in the future?
    • How productive is your inventory?
    • Review distribution
      • Are you doing your own fulfillment?
      • Should you give that work to another entity, so you can focus on the publishing program?
  • See distributor profiles at http://www.scribd.com/doc/56733024/Book-Distributors-2011