Ingram Content Group Inc., a US-based provider of physical and digital services to the book industry, has announced that the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has selected its CoreSource platform to manage digital assets and distribute e-content worldwide. BISG is a trade association representing the book industry.
The CoreSource platform is expected to provide BISG with comprehensive tools to manage and expand the reach of its digital content to consumers worldwide. Digital publications will continue to be available directly from BISG and will also be available through Ingram's global distribution network.
The first BISG publication to be integrated into the CoreSource platform, Development, Use, and Modification of Book Product Metadata (ISBN: 978-193-675-7176), is now currently available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble.com, Kobo and Apple. Ingram's print-on-demand unit Lightning Source will continue to manufacture print material for the group.
BISG seeks to promote book industry standards and best practices, and provide unique forums for industry professionals to collectively share and address issues affecting the efficiency and effectiveness of the international book trade. It also conducts and publishes research related to the size of the book industry, consumer attitudes toward e-book reading, student attitudes toward content in higher education, and other topics related to the successful operation of the supply chain.
The CoreSource platform is claimed to be an easy to use, online solution for the storage, management and distribution of digital content. It seeks to delivers a secure, searchable content repository and a high-capacity data distribution network, allowing publishers to move digital content easily and swiftly from their organisation to any channel partner globally.
