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Episode 43: Beat Barblan on the Role of Bowker in the Industry

Episode 43: Beat Barblan on the Role of Bowker in the Industry

BookSmarts Podcast
• 31 min
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Beat Barblan is the General Manager of Bowker, the official ISBN agency for the United States and Australia. As a senior level publishing technology and international standards executive, Beat joins us on the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss Bowker’s evolving role in the publishing industry and their efforts to support authors and publishers, as well as the importance of metadata in book discoverability. Bowker Identifier Services provides products, services, and resources to help authors publish, market, and sell their books. The U.S. ISBN Agency at Bowker also provides information and advice on the uses of the ISBN system to publishers, self-publishers, authors, and the book trade. To learn more about Bowker or to get in touch with Beat, visit myidentifiers.com.