ONIX Code Lists Issue 36, January 2017
List 81: Product content type

Value Description Notes

10 Text (eye-readable) Readable text of the main work: this value is required, together with applicable <ProductForm> and <ProductFormDetail> values, to designate an e-book or other digital product whose primary content is eye-readable text
15 Extensive links between internal content E-publication is enhanced with a significant number of actionable cross-references, hyperlinked notes and annotations, or with other links between largely textual elements (eg quiz/test questions, ‘choose your own ending’ etc)
14 Extensive links to external content E-publication is enhanced with a significant number of actionable (clickable) web links
16 Additional eye-readable text not part of main work E-publication is enhanced with additional textual content such as interview, feature article, essay, bibliography, quiz/test, other background material or text that is not included in a primary or ‘unenhanced’ version
17 Promotional text for other book product eg Teaser chapter
11 Musical notation
07 Still images / graphics Use only when no more detailed specification is provided
18 Photographs Whether in a plate section / insert, or not
19 Figures, diagrams, charts, graphs Including other ‘mechanical’ (ie non-photographic) illustrations
20 Additional images / graphics not part of main work E-publication is enhanced with additional images or graphical content such as supplementary photographs that are not included in a primary or ‘unenhanced’ version
12 Maps and/or other cartographic content
01 Audiobook Audio recording of a reading of a book or other text
02 Performance – spoken word Audio recording of a drama or other spoken word performance
13 Other speech content eg an interview, not a ‘reading’ or ‘performance’)
03 Music recording Audio recording of a music performance, including musical drama and opera
04 Other audio Audio recording of other sound, eg birdsong
21 Partial performance – spoken word Audio recording of a reading, performance or dramatization of part of the work
22 Additional audio content not part of main work Product is enhanced with audio recording of full or partial reading, performance, dramatization, interview, background documentary or other audio content not included in the primary or ‘unenhanced’ version
23 Promotional audio for other book product eg Reading of teaser chapter
06 Video Includes Film, video, animation etc. Use only when no more detailed specification is provided. Formerly ‘Moving images’
26 Video recording of a reading
27 Performance – visual Video recording of a drama or other performance, including musical performance
24 Animated / interactive illustrations eg animated diagrams, charts, graphs or other illustrations
25 Narrative animation eg cartoon, animatic or CGI animation
28 Other video Other video content eg interview, not a reading or performance
29 Partial performance – video Video recording of a reading, performance or dramatization of part of the work
30 Additional video content not part of main work E-publication is enhanced with video recording of full or partial reading, performance, dramatization, interview, background documentary or other content not included in the primary or ‘unenhanced’ version
31 Promotional video for other book product eg Book trailer
05 Game / Puzzle No multi-user functionality. Formerly just ‘Game’
32 Contest Includes some degree of multi-user functionality
08 Software Largely ‘content free’
09 Data Data files
33 Data set plus software
34 Blank pages Intended to be filled in by the reader
35 Advertising content Use only where type of advertising content is not stated
37 Advertising – first party ‘Back ads’ – promotional pages for other books (that do not include sample content, cf codes 17, 23)
36 Advertising – coupons Eg to obtain discounts on other products
38 Advertising – third party display
39 Advertising – third party textual