Print on Demand For Dummies® Demystifying the Business of POD BookExpo America 2009 Working to create a more informed, efficient and empowered book industry

Today’s Presenters Michael Healy Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group Gigi Brienza V.P. of Editing, Design, Production & Manufacturing and Director, Stock Planning, Oxford University Press David Taylor President, Lightning Source

Michael Healy

Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group

Gigi Brienza

V.P. of Editing, Design, Production & Manufacturing and Director, Stock Planning, Oxford University Press

David Taylor

President, Lightning Source

Michael Healy Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc. Introduction

Michael Healy

Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.

The book industry’s leading trade association for policy, standards and research Develops and maintains standards and best practices that support effective communications between all parts of the supply chain Conducts research and gathers data on issues affecting the whole book industry About BISG

The book industry’s leading trade association for policy, standards and research

Develops and maintains standards and best practices that support effective communications between all parts of the supply chain

Conducts research and gathers data on issues affecting the whole book industry

BISG’s Mission Working to create a more informed, empowered and efficient book industry.

Working to create a more

informed, empowered and efficient

book industry.

How We Accomplish Our Mission Providing a meeting point for the book industry Policy development Best working practices Consensus on industry issues Developing and maintaining standards Researching key issues affecting the industry

Providing a meeting point for the book industry

Policy development

Best working practices

Consensus on industry issues

Developing and maintaining standards

Researching key issues affecting the industry

Research and Publications

Print on Demand For Dummies® Impartial, authoritative and practical guide Published by BISG under license to John Wiley Available July 2009; $14.95 Pre-order copies now 96 pp Are POD or USR right for your company? Contributions from leading practitioners

Impartial, authoritative and practical guide

Published by BISG under license to John Wiley

Available July 2009; $14.95

Pre-order copies now

96 pp

Are POD or USR right for your company?

Contributions from leading practitioners

Print on Demand For Dummies® Contents include: Judging if POD is right for you Capabilities and limitations of current technology Setting up a POD workflow Case studies Glossary and definition of terms Generous support from CreateSpace, Hewlett- Packard, John Wiley & Sons, Lightning Source

Contents include:

Judging if POD is right for you

Capabilities and limitations of current technology

Setting up a POD workflow

Case studies

Glossary and definition of terms

Generous support from CreateSpace, Hewlett- Packard, John Wiley & Sons, Lightning Source

Questions? Michael Healy [email_address]