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Publishers: Are We Receiving Your Data?

Bowker is now gathering, maintaining and managing UK bibliographic data directly from publishers in order to deliver a comprehensive and competitive UK data source to book information researchers and buyers.

Submitting your data for inclusion in our www.GlobalBooksInprint.com database is a free service to publishers.

Global Books In Print® will showcase your publications to our wide international customer base offering the retail and library sectors timely, accurate and enriched data.

Please find below links to information on data submission to Bowker for inclusion in www.GlobalBooksInPrint.com.

Our Data Submission Guide (PDF, 86 KB *) contains answers to most questions, including the following:
    
• General information applicable to all publishers
     • What data fields can I send to Bowker?
     • In what format can I send my bibliographic data to Bowker?
     • ONIX Guidelines
     • Specification for Cover Images
     • How can I transmit my Bibliographic Data to Bowker?

Inputting Bibliographic Data Online via BowkerLink
(PDF, 144 KB *)

Frequently Asked Questions

Bowker's UK Database Q & A

13-Digit ISBN

Data Dictionary (PDF, 406 KB *)

Statement of Use

If you are already familiar with our data submission procedures, you may find the following direct links useful:

BowkerLink

Pre-formatted Excel Spreadsheet for Data Submission
(MS Excel, 552 KB **)

Pre-formatted Blank AI Form
(PDF, 20 KB *)

Publisher and Distributor Information Registration/Update Form
» Online Electronic Form
» Printable Form (PDF, 34 KB *)


* PDF files open in a new browser window, and require Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher to open. Click to download this free reader.

**  MS Excel files require Microsoft Excel to open.

   

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