WELCOME TO BIC

BIC is an independent organisation set up and sponsored by the Publishers Association, Booksellers Association, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals and the British Library to promote supply chain efficiency in all sectors of the book world through e-commerce and the application of standard processes and procedures.

Click here to download a copy of our brochure

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Do you need to assign a BIC subject category?

Click here for our easy-to-use classification tool.

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Do you need a bar code?

Click here for more information.

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New version of BIC subject categories

An updated version 2.1 of the BIC standard subject categories is planned for 2010.

For more information click here. 

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BIC Code of Practice for Book Supply to Retailer Hubs

BIC has published a new code of practice for the benefit of publishers and distributors wanting to supply supermarkets and other retailer hubs. This is an important and complex issue, especially if direct deliveries from printers are involved. Read it here.

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