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What are BISAC subject codes?

The BISAC Subject Heading List is industry-approved and facilitates the publishing and distribution process. The lists of subject headings are each represented by a nine-characteralphanumeric code. The overall list has 50 major headings. Most are listed below.  Within each major subject heading are of detailed descriptors representing subtopics that the BISAC Subject Heading Committee has deemed most appropriatefor the major topic.

Most of the major book distributors, including Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Bookscan, Booksense, Indigo and Ingram use the BISAC Subject Heading List. These  users require publishers to submit data to them using the BISAC Subject Headings.

The following is a list of BISAC SUBJECT HEADINGS we accept:

·         ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

·         ARCHITECTURE

·         ART

·         BIBLES

·         BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

·         BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

·         COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

·         COMPUTERS

·         COOKING

·         CRAFTS & HOBBIES

·         DESIGN

·         DRAMA

·         EDUCATION

·         FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS

·         FICTION

·         FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY

·         GAMES

·         GARDENING

·         HEALTH & FITNESS

·         HISTORY

·         HOUSE & HOME

·         HUMOR

·         JUVENILE FICTION

·         JUVENILE NONFICTION

 

·         LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES

·         LAW

·         LITERARY COLLECTIONS

·         LITERARY CRITICISM

·         MATHEMATICS

·         MEDICAL

·         MUSIC

·         NATURE

·         PERFORMING ARTS

·         PETS

·         PHILOSOPHY

·         PHOTOGRAPHY

·         POETRY

·         POLITICAL SCIENCE

·         PSYCHOLOGY

·         REFERENCE

·         RELIGION

·         SCIENCE

·         SELF-HELP

·         SOCIAL SCIENCE

·         SPORTS & RECREATION

·         STUDY AIDS

·         TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

·         TRANSPORTATION

·         TRAVEL

·         TRUE CRIME

Visit the BISG website for a complete listing of all BISAC  codes

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