Small Presses

 

Bowker identifies small presses as those who purchase 100-999 ISBNs and create 100-to 499 new titles a year.

Whether you are trying to reach retailers, or librarians, Bowker is a good place to start with your project. By submitting your metadata to us, you are reaching out to our customer base and letting them know your title is available.Should you have a distributor, ebook converter, or ONIX creation house, these parties might already be sending your metadata to Bowker on your behalf.

Here are some links where you can learn more about metadata:

  1. DiscoverBowker on slideshare.
  2. Industry best practices for metadata - Book Industry Study Group.
  3. In the UK, the Book Industry Communication group has put out some interesting learning materials on ONIX and other subjects.
  4. Learn more below on how to submit your metadata to Bowker:
What
Title Data
does
Bowker
use?		 Basic Metadata Enhanced Metadata
Print and Ebook
Title Data		 Status and
Price Updates		 Book
Description		 Author
Biography		 Cover
Image		 Table of
Contents		 Book
Excerpt
How do
I submit?		 MyIdentifiers.com (US only)
MyIdentifiers.com.au (AU only)

ONIX

Excel, or Text File		 FTP ONIX

View our Statement of Use, which explains how Bowker plans to use any metadata, including enhanced and enriched, and digital content for the publications you choose to supply.