New: Export retailer-ready ONIX 3.0 metadata from Syllabyte

Every major retailer, distributor and library supplier in the book trade speaks the same language when it comes to product information: ONIX.

It is the standard format that tells partners everything they need to know about a title, from the basics, such as author and ISBN, through to sales rights and subject classification.

The problem has always been getting your metadata into that format. For most publishing teams, that has meant building ONIX files by hand, asking a developer to script the process or paying a third party to do it for you.

ONIX 3.0 Export, now live in Syllabyte, removes that extra step.

Turn existing title metadata into ONIX

Syllabyte uses the metadata already stored against your titles, including author, ISBN, description, publisher details, sales rights and subject classifications, to generate a standards-based ONIX 3.0 file.

Each title becomes its own product record, containing the bibliographic, trade, publication and audience information partners need.

Export print and digital editions separately

ONIX treats print and digital editions as separate products, each with its own ISBN and product record.

Syllabyte reflects that distinction, allowing teams to generate correctly structured exports for each edition without manually rebuilding the metadata.

Keep forthcoming titles and updates in sync

Titles with a future publication date are automatically identified as forthcoming, helping retailers list them correctly ahead of release.

When details change, such as a publication date or product description, teams can also generate an updated record without rebuilding the file from scratch.

Include Look Inside previews

Where Look Inside preview pages have already been created in Syllabyte, their permanent links can be included in the ONIX file automatically.

Retailers and distributors can receive the title metadata and preview page links through the same export, without a separate preparation process.

Find out more about Look Inside Export for distributor-ready sample pages

One file for your whole catalogue

Rather than exporting titles individually, ONIX 3.0 Export can also run across an entire publishing programme, producing a single file that includes every project and title within it.

For teams managing large or growing catalogues, one export can replace dozens of separate runs.

What this unlocks

ONIX 3.0 Export helps publishing teams:

• Generate standards-based ONIX 3.0 files without manually authoring XML
• Reuse metadata already stored in Syllabyte
• Export print and digital editions separately
• Prepare forthcoming title records from publication dates
• Generate updated records when metadata changes
• Include Look Inside preview links within the export
• Bulk export covering an entire publishing programme in a single file

Try it now

ONIX 3.0 Export is live in Syllabyte today. Set your trade details once, then export a title, edition or complete catalogue whenever you need to.

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