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2023 Publishing Industry Events

Happy 2023!! (unless you are reading this in the future in which case ignore that bit)

We are getting our events diary in place for 2023 and will be at several of the following, in this post is a (hopefully) helpful list of industry events.

If you are going to any of these events and want to meet with us then let us know info@arq.works

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An introduction to BISAC and Editeur Thema

Book categorisation can be key to the marketing success of a title or content. When potential readers are searching for a book if it is not categorised or is incorrectly categorised then they have very little chance of finding it.

We have recently been looking at classification systems. There exists a wide range of classification systems. Some of these focus on very specific topics others try to provide a top-level set of categories that cover all content.

At present book publishers generally require that the content is classified within two of these systems BISAC and Editeur Thema. In this post, we will introduce both formats and let you know how they can be used.

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