The Association of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group, which embarked on a joint venture in May 2010 to develop a new industry statistics model, have announced they have retained the services of Bowker as the venture’s data collection provider. Industry stats veteran Kelly Gallagher, v-p, publisher services, will work closely with the BookStats Steering committee, which includes Kenneth Michaels, COO, Hachette Book Group; Dominique Raccah, CEO, Sourcebooks; Joe Gonnella, v-p, adult trade merchandising, Barnes & Noble; Scott Lubeck, executive director, Book Industry Study Group; and Tina Jordan, v-p, AAP. Longstanding AAP statistics provider Management Practice will provide additional support. All publishers are asked to submit data; any questions can be addressed to Jordan at tjordan@publishers.org.