BISG Audiobook Best Practices Working Group Meets to Adapt Standards for the U.S. Market

The Book Industry Study Group's Audiobook Best Practices Working Group met today as part of its ongoing effort to adapt and expand the BIC Digital Audiobook Best Practice for the U.S. market. The group, which brings together publishers, distributors, and technology providers, anticipates completing its work by late 2026. The resulting standards will provide guidance on metadata, file formats, accessibility, and distribution practices for audiobooks — a set of issues that have grown significantly more complex as AI narration, new platform requirements (Spotify, Audible, Apple Books), and the European Accessibility Act have all introduced new technical and compliance considerations simultaneously. ---