May 24, 2019 the annual book industry study group bisg meeting took place on september 30th coincidentally on the eve of its new executive director brian olearys first day in his new job, october 3rd. Georgia mcbride media group home of month9books, swoon romance, and tantrum books publisher. Dominique raccah, the ceo and publisher of sourcebooks, has created a distinctly femaledriven company publishing a diverse, wideranging. Survey shows growing strength of ebooks the new york times. Dominique raccah, former bisg chair and publisher and ceo of. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Bookstats survey details strong 3year growth in revenue. Almost one hundred members and industry participants came for the program and to celebrate bisgs 40th anniversary. Raccah who speaks in the first panel at the upcoming sharjah international book fair publishers conference says her development of a formalized international sales structure is something shes been. Sourcebooks is the worlds largest independent, femaleowned.
Nearly 400 million e books were sold last year, more than double the previous year. Friends and colleagues of sally dedecker gathered on thursday, february 1, at a memorial event in new york city held in remembrance of the longtime book industry study group bisg board member. Survey shows publishing expanded since 2008 the new york times. Member publications marketing association, american booksellers association. They are also four of the sharpest minds in publishing and they all had provocative things to say. When linkedin started its groups, i started a group about e books, and. May 28, 2011 dominique raccah, chair of the trade organization the book industry study group, told the times that brick and mortar sales were up about 8% last year. Raccah was named publishers weeklys person of the year in 2016, and received the book industry study groups industry innovation award. Publishing perspectives readers will remember that in may, sourcebooks.
Dominique raccah is the entrepreneurial publisher and ceo of sourcebooks, the company she founded from her home in 1987. Bisgs strategic reinvention prompts an updated board. Today sourcebooks digital initiatives are pioneers in a drastically changing industry. Board directors committee of 200, book industry study group. Forty years in the book industry publishing trends. Dominique raccah left a career at leo burnett to found a book publishing company.
They were preceded by the association of american publishers aap and the american booksellers association aba, but those were two sides of the book trade with their own interests, and they. You name it, dominique knows all about it,as well as the newest new thing coming down the pipeline. Dominique raccah publisher and ceo sourcebooks, inc. The industry seems to be robust, said dominique raccah, the. Bisgs strategic reinvention prompts an updated board structure. Dominique raccah, founded book company chicago tribune. Dominique marcelle raccah born august 24, 1956, american. Bisg is the book industry s leading trade association for standards, education, and research and information. Publishing perspectives readers will remember that in may, sourceboo.
Sally dedecker the american booksellers association. Inactive dominique raccah kelley maier david walker michael healy andrew weber sally dedecker. Almost one hundred members and industry participants came for the program and to celebrate bisgs 40 th anniversary. May 15, 20 youre seeing an evolution in terms of the way that people are accessing content, said dominique raccah, a former chairwoman of the book industry study group and the publisher of sourcebooks, a. Survey shows publishing expanded since 2008 the new york. Dominique raccah s dream as a child was, unequivocally, to be an astronaut, and though she has yet to venture into outer space, her thirst for discovering new worlds has thrust her to the fore of. Youre the cochair of the book industry study group and youve been.
Youre the cochair of the book industry study group. The book industry study group s annual membership meeting on friday concluded with a panel discussion among four industry executives who have leadership roles in the group. Sep 11, 20 as book discovery continues to plague authors of every ilk in a market that is saturated with content, platforms like smashwords continue to look for new ways to help authors bring readers to. Friends and colleagues of longtime book industry study group board. She is bisg s first female cochair, as well as the first cochair from an independent book publisher. The event was organized by sourcebooks founder and ceo dominique raccah and the book report network cofounder and president carol fitzgerald, and. We, as an industry, appear to be getting books into more hands. Aug 31, 2017 s ince brian oleary became executive director of the book industry study group bisg almost a year ago, the organization has increased its informational outreach. Dominique currently serves as cochair of the board of directors of the book industry study group. She was chair of the bisg board from 2008 to 2012 two twoyear terms and.
Dominique raccah innovative book entrepreneur dominique raccah is the founder of sourcebooks, where she serves as publisher and ceo. Announces two new directors new york, ny032205 book industry study group, inc. Its a pleasure to chat with you because ive seen you speak at a number of industry gatherings. June 7, 20 prlog e book sales keep surging, and e book sales of young adult fiction are growing faster than any other category, reports, the association of american publishers, and the book industry study group in their bookstats annual survey of nearly 2,000 publishers of all sizes. The future of publishing, keynote at 2016 conference. Apr 01, 2015 april 115, 2005 edition people book industry study group, inc. A publishing house with an independent vision for almost 23 years, it is the largest womanowned trade book publishing company in north america. Dominique raccah is ceo and publisher of sourcebooks and were very happy to have you on beyond the book, dominique. Dijkstras home in nuenen anno january 2011 contained a large collection of scientific books, booklets, papers, manuscripts, etc.
Ebook sales continue to soar, especially with kids books. Oct 04, 2012 the book industry study group bisg looked energetic and focused at its annual meeting in new york last week. This years recipient is dominique raccah, ceo of sourcebooks, former chair and current member of the bisg board, who over the past 30 years. The bookstats study indicates that the publishing industry is healthy and growing during a time of unprecedented change, said dominique raccah, founder and ceo, sourcebooks and chair of the bookstats.
Friends and colleagues of longtime book industry study group board member sally dedecker gathered on february 1, 2018 to warmly rekindle her spirit, at an event organized by her friends dominique raccah and carol fitzgerald and hosted by her book expo colleagues andrew esposito and brien mcdonald. Jul 18, 2012 i would never dare to call an industry healthy, but it certainly seems to be robust, said dominique raccah, the publisher of sourcebooks and cochairwoman of the book industry study group, adding that unit sales of books had increased. Bisg facilitates the connections and conversations that solve common problems, advance new ideas, and more profitably bring published content to readers. Theres an ongoing series of instructional webinars and focused events such as the evolution of delivery oneday conference the group held in april.
A large part of that collection is now archived by me in leuven and will be discussed on this page. High quality example sentences with seems to be robust in context from reliable sources ludwig is the linguistic search engine that helps you to write better in english. The book industry study group bisg is excited to announce two major awards that will be presented at the bisg annual meeting of members on friday september 30th, 2016 in new york city, a celebration of its 40th anniversary. Aug 20, 2010 raccah is active in the community and serves as cochair of the board of directors of book industry study group bisg, a leading book industry association. The book industry study group bisg is revealed the winners its 2016 bisg industry awards, presented at its 2016 annual meeting of members last month in new york. She is fascinated by the transformation of the book and wonders whether digital books might well be changing everything. Bisg, a nonprofit trade association representing the publishing industry, announced last week that dominique raccah and mike strauch have joined the company s board of directors.
In this months issue, editorinchief noelle skodzinksi highlights dominique s contribution to the recent making information pay mip conference, where she discussed sourcebooks potential with content continuum and expanding digital brands. Dominique raccah archives the idea logical company. A publisher vision for the future tedx adventure 2014 dominique raccah sourcebooks, inc. Ebooks, publishing and innovation buenos aires book fair. The industry seems to be robust, said dominique raccah, the publisher of sourcebooks and cochairwoman of the book industry study group.
The annual book industry study group bisg meeting took place on september 30th coincidentally on the eve of its new executive director brian olearys first day in his new job, october 3rd. Book industry study group announces recipients of its 2016. Book industry study group sep 2006 sep 2012 6 years 1 month the book industry study group, inc. Dominique raccah and carol fitzgerald and hosted by her book expo. The ebook transformation who is the ebook customer. Smashwords launches series manager, receives award nomination. Raccahs desire to help bridge the publishing and digital worlds was one reason she joined the book industry study group. Sourcebooks ceo and publisher dominique raccah is featured in yet another installation of book business trade magazine. She currently serves as cochair of the book industry study group. Dominique raccah has a unique perspective on the publishing industry.
A graduate of hofstra university, dedecker began her publishing career as an assistant to the head of ace books. Nov 08, 2017 for more than 20 years, sally was also a board member of the book industry study group, which in september gave her a lifetime service award. Dominique raccah introduces a sourcebooks international sales team. Before starting sourcebooks in 1987, she worked as a quantitative researcher at advertising agency leo burnett. Dominique raccah receives 2010 woman of vision award. Circle and worked at leo burnetts quantitative research department for. Btw news briefs the american booksellers association. Sourcebooks was founded by dominique raccah in 1987 in naperville, illinois. A closer look at sourcebooks, dominique raccahs female. In november she was named futurebooks most inspiring digital publishing person of 20. Dominique raccah is the entrepreneurial publisher and ceo of sourcebooks, the company she founded from her home in 1987 as a source of financial information for bankers which turned out to be. Most recently, dominique has managed the launch of the new cuttingedge education division, sourcebooks edu. And the new sourcebooks international team will report to chris bauerle, vice.
Oct 22, 2019 at frankfurt, sierra stovall joined abraham and founding ceo dominique raccah on the sourcebooks team at the companys stand in hall 6. Ebook sales a boon to publishers in 2012 the new york times. Recollection of detail is not my strongest suit and i didnt. Georgia mcbride media group home of month9books, swoon romance, and tantrum books. In september, dedecker, who served on the board of the book industry study group bisg for 22 years, was given the lifetime service award at the bisg annual meeting. Oct 03, 2016 the annual book industry study group bisg meeting took place on september 30th coincidentally on the eve of its new executive director brian olearys first day in his new job, october 3rd.
Leads by industry top companies company search people search solutions about us. Booksandbuzzbest independent publisher industry news. Aug 23, 2011 bookstats 2011,the annual comprehensive report just released by the association of american publishers and the book industry study group, concluded that book sales, in terms of revenues and copies. Dominique raccah, prior to sharjah, rolls out sourcebooks. Dominique raccah, ceo and founder of sourcebooks saturday, june 18. The book industry study group, or bisg, is a book publishing trade organization now headed by brian oleary that was formed to be pan industry.
Creative data resources inactive louis rodriguez matthew donofrio bruce donatuti cormac gilligan ruben sutton victor garrison. Sep 28, 2012 speakers on a panel of industry leaders at fridays annual meeting of the book industry study group agreed that the publishing industry is in for much more change. Dominique raccah, publisher and ceo of sourcebooks in her. Aug 11, 2011 bookstats examines the industry from three distinct angles. In presenting the award, former bisg chair dominique raccah of sourcebooks said, as we continue to reinvent bisg, theres no better example of what our core values mean in practice than sally dedecker. Innovative woman ceo of best independent book publisher. Ibpa ceo angela bole, and two board member companies, make. Jan 18, 2014 dominique raccah s dream as a child was, unequivocally, to be an astronaut, and though she has yet to venture into outer space, her thirst for discovering new worlds has thrust her to the fore of. Nov 16, 2010 dominique raccah currently serves as cochair of the book industry study group working through the issues of digital publishing on the variety of edevices currently crowding the market.
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