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On a book's Title Detail Page, bibliographic details are mostly displayed under the contributor name(s) and in the accordion flaps in the left column. If the information for Sales Rights and Supply Detail are not populated, those accordion flaps will not display on the Title Detail Page.
Click on the corresponding bibliographic category to learn how to populate each specific field in Webform:
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Sales Rights
Imprint
Supply Detail
BISAC Regional Codes/THEMA Codes
Illustrations, Measure Extent, Page Count
Publication Date & Language
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1. Title
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BNC WEBFORM
Fill in the main title of your book in the TITLE box, on any tab on Webform.
If your title begins with a prefix (a, an, or the), split the title to fill in the TITLE PREFIX and TITLE WITHOUT PREFIX boxes, which will automatically populate the TITLE box. Why? Splitting your title helps retailers sort them appropriately by title!
Don't forget to add the book's subtitle, if it has one, in the first box under the General Information heading.
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If the title of your book does not begin with a prefix, then you only need to fill in the TITLE box, leaving the TITLE PREFIX and TITLE WITHOUT PREFIX boxes empty
2. Product Form
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BNC WEBFORM
The product form category, where titles can be identified as digital versus print, is very important: Not only is the title's product form displayed in all title displays on CataList, but the product form is also used as a search filter, allowing users to isolate books based on product form.
Select the correct product form using the PRODUCT FORM box in the General Information tab on Webform.
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Identify digital products by filling in the EPUBLICATION TYPE box. For print products, you can also optionally fill in the PRODUCT FORM DETAIL box, in addition to the PRODUCT FORM box.
3. Sales Rights
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BNC WEBFORM
At the bottom of the General information tab you will find “For Sale with exclusive rights”. Click the globe to see the list of countries available. World, is also available as an option for your titles.
A list of countries will appear in a pop-up window. Please select appropriate option(s) and then click OK at the bottom.
Using the General Information tab on Webform, fill in the FOR SALE WITH EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS box with the sales rights for your title. This information is displayed when you open the Sales Rights accordion on the Title Detail Page for your title in CataList.
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If you have all the rights for your title, select World. Or select Canada if you're unsure about what rights you have or if it's the only area you're trying to sell the book within.
4. Imprint
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BNC WEBFORM
On your Title Detail page click on the Imprint tab to see the list of options available.
Enter your Imprint Name in the
Using the Imprint tab on Webform, assign the proprietorial code value for your title using the NAME CODE VALUE and NAME boxes under the Imprint tab. The NAME CODE TYPE should be set to 01 - Proprietary.
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Publisher and imprint are both expected by retailers — provide both even if they're the same.
To enter publisher name go to General Information tab on your Title Detail page.
5. Supply Detail
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BNC WEBFORM
On your Title Detail page, click on the Supply Detail tab to edit your Supply Detail Information.
To Add a New Supplier, click on the + Add New Supplier button as seen in Image 1 below and a new editable supplier section will appear within the tab as seen below in Image 2.
On the Supply Detail tab on Webform, fill in the Pack Quantity box with the carton quantity numbers for your title – retailers are expecting this information!
Add Price, Price Type, Currency and Country. Important information for Retailers.
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You are able to add different prices for different currencies and price types.
6. BISAC, THEMA, Audience and Age Range
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BNC WEBFORM
On your Title Detail page click on the Subject & Audience to enter BISAC and THEMA Codes.
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Click on the show list button to see the full list of BISAC Subject Codes
Click on the show list button to see the full item list of Thema Subject Codes
Click on Audience Range box to select the range type - years, months, grades, etc. Then define the age range in the boxes labelled From and To.
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If the audience of your book is General Adult you do not have to define the age range. It is only necessary for childrens and YA titles.
7. Illustrations, Measure Extent, Page Count
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All available data for illustrations, page count, measure and extent will be available in the space marked with a red box.
BNC WEBFORM
Click on the Measure & Extent tab on your Title Detail page. You can now enter the measure and extent information of your book.
Enter physical measure for physical publications.
Enter Duration and it’s Measure unit and/or File Size and it’s Measure unit
Click on the illustrations tab to see the boxes available.
Click on Type box to select from a list of available types of illustration types/codes.
Enter the number of illustrations in the Number box.
Add descriptions of your illustrations in the Description box.
8. Publication Date & Language
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BNC WEBFORM
On your Title Page click on the General Information tab and scroll down to see the boxes labelled Language of text and Publication Date.
Enter the primary language of your publication and the publication date of your book.
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You are able to set an on-sale date and expected ship date of your book inside the Supply Detail page.