The document discusses the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), which facilitates innovation and shared solutions across the publishing industry. BISG represents the entire publishing industry horizontally, rather than specific verticals. It focuses on standards and best practices through research, education, and events. Key areas of focus include EPUB, book identification standards like ISBN and ISNI, metadata via ONIX, and subject codes like BISAC and Thema. BISG operates several committees focused on these areas to serve companies and practitioners that create, produce, and distribute published content.