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How does Bowker use its Bibliographic Data? |
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Bowker represents this book information to publishers, booksellers, and libraries globally via an online database called www.GlobalBooksInPrint.com
Subscribers to the GlobalBooksInPrint database reach across the globe, serving customers in more than 200 countries. |
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Who Uses GlobalBooksInPrint.com? |
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Featuring over 11 million English and Spanish-language titles from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, GlobalBooksInPrint.com is the ultimate title resource, offering price comparisons and availability information from international vendors.
GlobalBooksinPrint can be accessed as a single database containing all UK publisher records and is available to retailers, publishers and wholesalers around the world via CD, online or data subscription.
LIBRARIES use Globalbooksinprint.com to assist them with their workflow:
- Librarians can easily identify titles by subject for possible acquisition
- Alert profiles can be created, thus notifying librarians to titles of interest as they come into the database
- Seamless linking between Globalbooksinprint.com and library management systems allow users to check library holdings in a single click.
- Library patrons can use Globalbooksinprint.com to research new titles by their favourite authors or by research subject.
- Records can be downloaded in library specific formats, or can be e-mailed and printed for future reference.
PUBLISHERS find the GlobalBooksInPrint database an indispensable tool for:
- Complete bibliographic details and edition histories
- Pricing and subject/titles research globally
- Identifying new markets globally
- Researching acquisition opportunities
- Linking to publisher websites and publisher contact information
- First print run quantities
- List feature which enables lists to be created for any purpose with as much bibliographic detail as needed. Lists may be saved, edited, include comments, and be e-mailed directly from the website.
- Setting default search criteria for quicker searching
- Receiving e-mail alerts monthly on newly added titles with meeting saved search criteria to stay on top of current trends or your competition
BOOKSELLERS stay on top of trends with Media Mentions, whereby they can find your titles if they may have been mentioned on popular broadcasts and publications. Booksellers can improve their customer services by using our professional reviews to recommend titles for purchase. They can also establish full bibliographic data on any book and download information on one or multiple titles in a POS compatible format to save time and prevent re-keying errors both when placing orders and when using this information in-shop. |
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What are the key benefits of supplying data direct to Bowker for publishers? |
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By supplying us direct with your bibliographic data you will improve your title representation on GlobalBooksInPrint.com. Improved exposure of your data will enable our customers to view your enriched content as another source of accurate and enriched UK data throughout the World.
If you nominate a US $ price for your titles, your data will also reach the U.S. retail market (including Borders and Barnes & Noble). |
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How can publishers submit data to Bowker? |
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We can accept data in a variety of formats but ONIX is preferred for data and TIFF is preferred for jacket images -- please review our Data Submission Guidelines (PDF, 165 KB *) or contact us on 0207 832 1773 or 0207 832 1779 |
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Will Bowker charge publishers to supply bibliographic data? |
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No, there will be no cost to publishers sending bibliographic data feeds and value added data (cover images, book descriptions, table of contents etc) to Bowker. |
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Where will publishers have to supply information? |
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You can submit information electronically, or via email. If you are sending hard copy information, which we can accept, you can send it to our UK office.
If you wish to arrange an electronic feed, please contact datasubmission@bowker.co.uk
If you wish to send hard copy information, please send to the address below.
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How often will publishers have to submit data to Bowker? |
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We will confirm a mutually agreeable schedule of ongoing data submission with you. |
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How can publishers update or change title information? |
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New titles and updates can both be accepted via your usual method of data submission.
Alternatively, BowkerLink, our online publisher access system may provide a convenient means of submitting and/or updating individual titles. |
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How to Proceed? |
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For further information, please email datasubmission@bowker.co.uk or contact us at Bowker (UK) Ltd, St. Andrew’s House, 18-20 St. Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AG, UK. Tel: 0207 832 1773 or 0207 832 1779 or Fax: 0207 832 1710 |
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