Online listing information for major bookstore chains


Amazon.com

Standard Catalog Listing- single title

Amazon.com, the world’s largest bookstore, provides a quick and easy way for the self-publisher author to get their title(s) listed with them. First of all, you should do a search just to be certain your title is not already listed. Amazon takes much of their information from Books in Print (see entry below) and it is possible that your title is already online. You should check under several options with individual searches for such items as author name, title of the work, and ISBN number to be certain that it is not listed. Books in Print does make occasional mistakes, and I discovered my title listed but under a different name. If I had not searched by ISBN number, I would not have known it was listed.

A simple form has been provided, which can be filled out online and submitted directly to the catalog department. The url for this form is:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/partners/publishers/pub-listing-form.html/104-3155437-3397532

You can also send the information via email to the Catalog department at book-dept.amazon.com, though the form is the quickest and easiest method.

Standard Catalog Listing- multiple titles

If you have multiple titles that you want to add to their catalog, this requires a slightly different procedure. You will need to send the appropriate information in the format listed below, save the files as an ASCII Text file by naming your file with the name of the publisher, or imprint, and the .txt extension. This can be sent to Amazon by mail on diskette, cd-rom, or zip disk, or can be uploaded to them via FTP.

The types of information that can be sent include the following: (source – Amazon.com site)

1. Basic Descriptive Content
o ISBN: Required. You can list more than one ISBN here if the information you are providing applies to multiple editions, bindings, or media (hardcover, paperback).
o TITLE: Required.
o AUTHOR: Required, except for books where photographer, illustrator, editor, or translator is the only attribution. List last name, first name, middle initial. You can repeat this field for titles with multiple authors.
o DESCRIPTION: Up to 1,000 words.
o EXCERPT: Excerpts submitted in the same file as other review materials are limited to 1,000 words. You can also submit longer excerpts separately; click here to read our formatting guidelines.
o TOC: List each item of the table of contents on a line by itself. Please remove page numbers, leader dots, and other typographic elements. Limited to 1,000 words.
o REVIEW: You can repeat this field for titles with multiple fair-use citations from reviews. Please include the source of the citation at the end of the field in parentheses, including the publication name and date. Each citation must be limited to 20 words.
o BACKCOVER: This field contains copy from the back cover, with a maximum length of 1,000 words.
o INSIDEFLAP: This field contains copy from the inside flap, with a maximum length of 1,000 words.
o AUTHORBIO: Up to 1,000 words. Please include all bios for multiple authors under one tag.
o AUTHCOMMENTS: Up to 1,000 words.
o PUBCOMMENTS: You can repeat this field for titles with multiple publisher comments. Each comment is limited to 1,000 words.
o END: Required. Please type this word in all caps, with no colon, on a line by itself at the end of each title record. Press the Enter or Return key twice to create a line space between multiple records. You are encouraged to include as many records as you'd like in a single file.
Reading Group Guide Content
o ISBN: Required. For RGG content, each title entry should have only one ISBN.
o TITLE: Required.
o AUTHOR: Required, except for books where photographer, illustrator, editor, or translator is the only attribution. List last name, first name, middle initial. You can repeat this field for titles with multiple authors.
o ABOUTBOOK: Required. A description of the book, up to 1,000 words; can be targeted to reading groups.
o DISCUSSIONQUES: Required. Preface each question, or related group of questions, with this two-character tag: Q>. We handle the numbering and formatting, so please remove question numbers, leader dots, and other typographic elements.
o RGGSOURCE: Required. Example: Random House. This text will appear on the reading guide page after "Discussion questions provided courtesy of..."
o AUTHORBIO: Optional. General biography about the author, up to 1,000 words.
o AUTHCOMMENTS: Optional. Comments from the author regarding the book, up to 1,000 words.
o END


The format is as follows: (from the Amazon site)

1. Please provide us with your information in the order listed below, following this format exactly.
o Begin each information field with the "tag," uppercase text label, such as ISBN, TITLE, AUTHOR. The tag along with the information that follows it make up the complete information field. Follow each tag with a colon and single character space.
For example:
ISBN: 0140042210
o Follow each information field with a single hard return by hitting the Return or Enter key.
o To insert paragraph breaks for lengthy information, press the Return or Enter key twice at the end of the paragraph to insert a line space.
o Close each title record with the word END on a line by itself, typed in all caps, with no colon. Press the Return or Enter key twice to insert a line space at the end of the record.
o See blank forms for data submissions.
Publisher Information (please note which information is required)
This information should be entered only once if the information is the same for all titles in the file.
o PUBNAME: Required. Your full publisher name.
o PUBCONTACT: Required. Name of primary contact for your catalog information.
o PUBVOICEPHONE: Required. Phone number for your primary contact.
o PUBFAX: Optional. Fax number for your primary contact.
o PUBEMAIL: Required. E-mail address for primary contact.
o PUBADDR: Required. Your street or P.O. Box address.
o PUBCITY: Required. City.
o PUBSTATE: Required. State or province.
o PUBPOSTAL: Required. ZIP or postal code.
o PUBNATION: Required. Country.
o PUBURL: Optional. Your Web site address, if you have one.
Bibliographic information (please note which information is required)
o ISBN: Required.
o TITLE: Required.
o AUTHOR: (Last name), (first name) (middle initial). Required except for where photographer, illustrator, editor, or translator is attributed. Enter multiple entries on the same line, separated by semicolons. Example: Whitman, Walt; Frederickson, Bill J.; Smith, Forsyth.
o PHOTOGRAPHER: Optional. (Last name), (first name) (middle initial). See author description above for multiple entries.
o ILLUSTRATOR: Optional. (Last name), (first name) (middle initial). See author description above for multiple entries.
o EDITOR: Optional. (Last name), (first name) (middle initial). See author description above for multiple entries.
o TRANSLATOR: Optional. (Last name), (first name) (middle initial). See author description above for multiple entries.
o SUBJECT: Optional. Repeatable for multiple subjects; separate with semicolons. Use Library of Congress subject classifications only.
o LANGUAGE: Optional.
o EDITION: Optional. Use 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc., if editions are numbered; Revised if revised, etc.
o VOLUME: Optional.
o PAGES: Required. Use zero where unavailable or for product formats.
o DISCOUNT: Optional. Use percentage. Discount to Amazon.com from cover price in cases where book is available directly from publisher rather than through distribution.
o PUBLISHER: Required.
o BINDING: Required. Choose one of the following: MM (Mass Market Paperback), TP (Trade Paper), HC (Hardcover), LB (Library Binding), AC (Audiocassette), AD (Audio CD), VHS (Videotape), CL (Calendar), SP (Spiral-Bound), RB (Ring-Bound), CD (CD-ROM), PT (Textbook), Other (Please Specify).
o LISTPRICE: Required. Dollars and cents. U.S. dollars only. (Example: 14.95)
o PUBDATE: Required. yyyymmdd format. (Example: January 26, 1999 becomes 19990126.)
o DISTRIBUTOR: Optional. If this title is available through a local or regional distributor, please specify here. This is for Amazon.com's internal use only.
Minimum information needed for each title
ISBN: 1234567890
TITLE: This Is a Book
AUTHOR: Doe, John; Doe, Jane
PAGES: 250
PUBLISHER: Book Publishers, Inc.
BINDING: HC
LISTPRICE: 14.95
PUBDATE: 20000530
END
Combined bibliographic and descriptive data for a title
ISBN: 1234567890
TITLE: This Is a Book
AUTHOR: Doe, John; Doe, Jane
PAGES: 250
PUBLISHER: Book Publishers, Inc.
BINDING: HC
LISTPRICE: 14.95
PUBDATE: 20000530
DESCRIPTION: [text]
AUTHORBIO: [text]
END

An example of a typical listing containing all of the above information would look like this:
ISBN: 5454533237
ISBN: 545454545X
TITLE: Moose Crossing
AUTHOR: Simingtown, Deborah
DESCRIPTION: This semi-autobiographical first novel explores a woman's sense of self and her sense of place as she leaves New York and moves to a small Vermont logging town. We witness to her struggle to come to terms with her past while living in a town where secrets are public property.
PUBCOMMENTS: Deborah Simingtown is one of the rising stars in the New York literary scene, having won the coveted Bartleby award for her first novel. Her later works have provoked so much interest that we've reissued this special hardcover edition of Moose Crossing.
AUTHCOMMENTS: I grew up in Vermont, but have lived most of my life in Manhattan. In this novel, I've been trying to return to my roots, and explore the stresses between urban and rural life that many people face as they try to escape the city madness.
TOC: Preface to the First Edition
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 -- Meeting the Landscape
Chapter 2 -- Clearing Space
Chapter 3 -- Natives are Restless
Chapter 4 -- Wind in the Branches
Chapter 5 -- Fire
Chapter 6 -- After the Fire
Chapter 7 -- Reconciliation
EXCERPT: From Chapter 1: It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly, a shot rang out. It was at that moment that Nora knew she had to return to the Vermont forest in which she had been raised as a little girl.
REVIEW: Simingtown's characters breathe sincerity; her first novel is remarkable (New York Times, Oct. 1, 1994).
ABOUTBOOK: The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading of Deborah Simingtown's Moose Crossing. In this enchanting tale, Nora leaves New York and moves to a small Vermont logging town.

The novel is populated with a quirky cast of characters to whom Nora finds herself drawn. We witness her struggle to come to terms with her past while living in a town where secrets are public property.

DISCUSSIONQUES:Q> What understanding does Nora have of small-town life and love? How do her ideas come to change during the course of the novel?
Q> Why do you think Simingtown chose to make her romantic hero a forest ranger? Why do the woods, of all places, play a healing role in Nora's inner battle? What is the significance of the covered bridge that Roger builds?
Q> After Herb fires Nora, she decides to return to New York. What are does she fear in Vermont? What makes her reluctant to leave?
AUTHORBIO: Deborah Simingtown was born and raised in Vermont. She is firmly established in the New York literary scene, and won the coveted Bartleby award for her first novel.
RGGSOURCE: City Press
END
To use the FTP site, the server name is ftp-1.amazon.com, the user name is catalog. You will need to send an email to book-dept.amazon.com to request the transfer password. An older one was muchstuff, but I am uncertain if this still works. Be certain to send an email to them after the transmission to let them know the material is on the site. Use “FTP Upload Details” as the subject header.
To send the information physically to Amazon, the address is as follows:
1. Postal address:
Amazon.com, Inc.
Attn: Catalog Department - Books
P.O. Box 80727
Seattle, WA 98108-0727
Physical address:
Amazon.com, Inc.
Attn: Catalog Department - Books
520 Pike Street, 18th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101



If you are already listed but want to add content
If you are already listed on Amazon and want to add content to the listing, here is what you can add and how to go about doing so.
Before sending any additional content, go to the Book Update From at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/catalog-updates/content-books.html/104-3155437-3397532 and fill it out. This will let the staff keep track of the material that you will be submitting and be certain they list it with the correct title.
Cover art:
· TIF or JPG format
· 72 pixels/inch resolution
· 648 pixels on the longest side (9 inches at 72 dpi)
· RGB color mode
· 8 bits/channel
· PC or Macintosh format
· File must be named by the 10-digit ISBN (no dashes needed), e.g. 6004435678.tif; 1254545332.jpg
· Image should be full front view of cover, no borders
Send the image using either the address listed above or via the ftp site.
Interior artwork:
· TIF or JPG format
· 8 bits/channel
· RGB color mode
· 72 pixels/inch resolution
· 648 pixels on the longest side (9 inches at 72 dpi)
· PC or Macintosh
· General naming format: ISBN + extension (see below) + image format (.tif or .jpg) [please do not use dashes in your filename]
Extensions
1. interiornn
Use for up to eight interior images from your product
(where nn = 01, 08).
Images should be illustrations, sample pages, etc.
(e.g. 0000000000.interior01.tif)
2. back
Back cover of the product (e.g. 0000000000.back.tif)
At this time, they are accepting interior image submission only via File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
Descriptive Content
A Description: It's important to let people know what your book is about. This is your chance to hook them with a compelling description (this can be copy from your catalog, jacket, or any other synopsis you might have).
An Excerpt: How many people buy a book in the physical world without first opening it and reading a few lines? An excerpt is an incredibly valuable selling tool, and you can include one on each title's detail page. We recommend excerpting the entire first chapter.
Table of Contents: This lets readers know the specific topics that your title covers. Limited to 1,000 words. Especially important for nonfiction, text, and how-to books.
Reviews: Readers want to know what others are saying about your book. If the critics are raving, let potential customers know! Each citation is limited to 20 words.
Reading Group Guides: Keep them talking about your title! Reading groups and book clubs want discussion questions and background information to help them understand your book.

Amazon also provides some excellent information in their FAQ. Some of those questions are listed below.
Q. How can I make it easier for customers to find my book?
A. For best visibility, you should ensure that your book is fully searchable by subject, and that it is eligible to appear on appropriate browse (or bestseller) lists. Up to 10 subject headings can be assigned to each title. The subjects are drawn from industry standard or U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) assigned title headings.
We'll probably need your help to classify your title. Since the LOC has thousands of headings, it is easiest to browse our site for suitable subjects. The validity of one or more specific subjects can be determined by performing a Subject search. If the search results return other books, then that particular subject is most likely a valid LOC subject.
You may also consider looking on our site for a different book on the same topic or a similar topic, and seeing which subjects are listed. The subjects assigned to a book can be found at the bottom of the book's page under the caption "Look for Similar Books by Subject."
Once your title has correct subject headings, it should be eligible for related browse lists. A title must fall within the top 100 bestsellers in the category in order to be included.
Send a message to book-typos.amazon.com with any subject suggestions for your title. We will do our best to classify your title accurately in our database.
Q. Do you screen the reviews from publishers, customers, authors or other sources used on your site?
A. We do exert some editorial control over our customer reviews. Profane or spurious comments are promptly removed. Our intention is to make the customer review forum a place for commentary and feedback, so discussions that fall out of this broad parameter are removed from the Web site. As a bookstore, we are interested in cultivating a diversity of opinion in our reviews. If you feel that a customer review falls outside of our guidelines, please contact us at book-typos.amazon.com.
Q. How do I send a book to your editorial department for review?
A. Our editorial team organizes feature presentations, and you're welcome to send them promotional materials or review copies. To submit your book for possible feature or review, send it via the U.S. Postal Service to the address below. Please refer to our extensive list of subject areas to determine which category would best represent your book. Indicating a category will ensure that your request is processed in the most efficient manner possible.
Editorial Department
[Relevant Category]
Amazon.com
PO Box 81226
Seattle WA 98108-1226
Once your materials are received, they'll be passed along to the appropriate editor(s).
Correcting errors
Q. How do I fix typographical errors on my books' Amazon.com detail page?
A. The best way for you to notify us of typographical errors on our site is to send an e-mail to book-typos.amazon.com. Please be sure to include the ISBN.
See more details about submitting correction requests.
Q. How do I make typographical corrections to my author interview?
A. To make corrections to an author interview, please send your specifically described corrections and updated information to interview-help-books.amazon.com.
Chapters, Coles, Smithbooks (Canadian stores)
The following is information on how to list your titles with Chapters Online (www.chapters.ca)

(To have your titles considered for the Chapters, Coles or Smithbooks Retail Store locations please contact Maureen Frost at Chapters Inc., preferably by email at mfrost.chaptersinc.com. You may leave a message at telephone # 416.243.3138 ext. 446 for Maureen as well.)

Please note that the titles must be available through an established Canadian book distributor in order to be considered. A list of Canadian Distributors is included below. . If you are an American (or any other country) Publisher or author, you may also contact Ingram or Baker & Taylor in the United States or you can contact one of the Canadian distributors.

CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR LIST

BASIC BOOK COMPANY
Jerry Neville
4696 Bartlett Road, Unit 1
Beamsville, Ontario, L0R 1B1
Tel: 905.563.0092
Fax: 905.563.0343

E.A. MILLEY ENTERPRISES INC.
Eric Milley
Mulberry Lane, R.R. #1
Locust Hill, Ontario, L0H 1J0
Tel: 905.427.7824
Fax: 905.427.9096

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
30 Lesmill Road
North York, Ontario, M3B 2T6
Tel: 416.445.3333
Fax: 416.445.5967

GORDON SOULES BOOK PUBLISHERS LIMITED
Gordon Soules
1354 B Marine Drive
West Vancouver, B.C. V7T 1B5
Tel: 604.922.6588
Fax: 604.688.5442
(FOR NON-FICTION BOOKS)

HUSHION HOUSE PUBLISHING LIMITED
Bill Hushion
36 North Line Road
Toronto, Ontario, M4B 3E2
Tel: 416.285.6100
Fax: 416.285.1777

MOTHER PICKLE DISTRIBUTING
Cindy Mather
General Delivery, 130 Kincardine Road, Unit 3
Walkerton, Ontario, N0G 2V0
Tel: 519.881.0051
Fax: 519.881.0057

ONE UP PUBLISHING SERVICES
Genny Urquhart
10 - 5 Wingreen Court
Toronto, Ontario, M3B 1B8
Tel: 416.449.5731
Fax: 416.449.1641
(via UTP)

SANDHILL BOOK MARKETING LIMITED
Nancy Wise
99 - 1270 Ellis Street (rear)
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 1Z4
Tel: 250.763.1406
Fax: 250.763.4051

THE HAUNTED PRESS
Robert Foley
4219 Briarwood Avenue
Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2E 6Z1
Tel: 905.374.7245
Fax: 905.356.5859

Once you have decided on which distributor you would like to carry your title(s), please contact us with the below information...

TITLE INFORMATION REQUIRED

If you have over 10 titles, this information should be submitted using the Electronic Submission Template.
For further details, please email: electronicdata.chapters.ca

For 10 titles or less, please supply the following:

ISBN
Full Title
Subtitle
Media (i.e. audio product - CD or cassette, book, diskette, CD Rom)
Format (i.e. trade paper, hardcover, spiral or coil bound, boxed set etc.)
Number of Pages
Height X Width X Depth (specify inches or centimetres)
Publication Date
Is this a Canadian Title?
Are there sales restrictions?
Retail Price (specify Cdn$ or US$)
BISAC Subject Codes : 1 code minimum, 3 codes maximum
If you do not know the BISAC Code, please specify subject/s of book.
Contributor Full Name (author, editor, illustrator, photographer...)
Contributor Code (a=author, e=editor, i=illustrator, p=photographer)
Publisher/Imprint
Include any other information that will help identify your title. For example, large print, Series (include the series name and series number for each title), Revised edition, book and audio set, etc.

Cover Scans: In order to have a scan of the cover on site, please supply a copy of the book or a cover which can be scanned here, or you may email a scan of the cover in PC format - jpg, tif or gif, 72 dpi, any size is acceptable. Please name the file by the ten digit ISBN, omitting all dashes from the number. e.g. ISBN 0987654321.

Descriptive Content: You may also submit the following information about your titles:
Publishers Comments / Off the Jacket / table of Contents / About the Author / Read a Chapter / Author's Comments / About the Illustrator / Reviews.
Please contact electronicdata.chapters.ca to receive a package with complete details on how to submit this information.

Your submission of information for Reviews is taken as an assurance that you have the right to display this information on the internet and this does not violate any third party's rights. We understand that you agree that Chapters Online may provide this Review to its Affiliates and associated Web sites.

You may submit descriptions as separate word or text documents with the ISBN as the File Name for quick and easy uploading to our database, for example, 1234567890.doc or 1234567890.txt.








The book must have an isbn # and barcode for scanning on the outside cover.
If you do not have an isbn, one may be obtained from:
Canadian ISBN Agency
Tel: (819) 994-6872
Fax: (819) 997-7517
email: isbn.nlc-bnc.ca

Stickers with barcode and isbn can be obtained from:
Fineline Barcode Technologies Inc.
2600 Skymark Ave.
# 103 Building 12
Miss. On. L4W 5B2
Contact Person: Kim Little
Telephone Number: (905) 629-4336
Fax Number: (905) 629-7714


On receipt of the information, the title(s) will be included on www.chapters.ca and available for purchase by our customers with a 3-5 week shipping time. All vendor contact details for new title listings are forwarded to Pegasus Wholesale, our fulfilment centre. When Pegasus Wholesale receives a customer order, a Purchase Order will then be sent by them to the vendor for the title concerned. If you would like to change the shipping time to something other than 3 to 5 weeks, please have your distributor contact Pegasus.

Please submit the title and vendor details by email or regular postal service, only when all the information is available. If you have any questions, please email publishers.chapters.ca or call 416.263.5024 for assistance.

Kind regards

Publisher Relations Department
Chapters Online
82 Peter Street
Toronto, ON M5V 2G5
Tel: (416) 263 5024
Fax: (416) 598 5060
Email: publishers.chapters.ca
http://www.chapters.ca


Borders Books
Adding a Title
Borders.com intends to list every book in print that we can reasonably obtain, for the convenience of our customers. If you have searched by ISBN and find that your title is not listed on our site and would like to have it added, please follow the instructions below.
The fastest way to ensure that your title is listed with Borders.com is to have Bowker add it to Books In Print. You can contact Bowker at:
R.R. Bowker
Data Collection Center
P.O. Box 6000
Tampa, FL 34677-6800
Phone: 813-855-4635
Fax: 813-855-2309
Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday
Email address: john.litzenberger.bowker.com (general information only).
Please make sure to indicate that you would like your title(s) added to Books in Print, as Bowker has several products.
Adding Content to an existing title
Borders is happy to review any additional content for inclusion on the detail page for your title. Recommended content includes cover art, book synopses and reviews.The requirements to submit cover art are as follows: · Electronically: Saved by the 10 digit ISBN, in either JPEG (*.jpg), GIF (*.gif) or TIFF (*.tif) formats. We prefer JPEG or GIF. · No larger than 150 dpi (dots per inch) and no larger than 250K per image. (The size is very important only if you are emailing the images, otherwise we can work with any size.) · Images can be submitted via floppy disk, CD-ROM, or Zip Disk to the address below or via email to Corrections.Borders.com. Borders.com Data Integrity100 Phoenix DriveAnn Arbor, MI 48108If you do not have cover art in an electronic format, you can mail the cover or product to the address above and they will scan it for you. Please note that all covers and products mailed to this address become property of Borders.com and will not be returned.
If you have questions you can email them at : Corrections.Borders.comCorrections to a listingIf you need to make corrections to a listing on Borders, you can do it in one of two ways.You can fill out the online form at http://go.borders.com/help/customer-service.xcv?topic=contributors&help=update-listingOr, to make multiple changes to their Web site, you can email a delimited-text document to them at Corrections.Borders.com (or simply include the corrections in the body of the email). All corrections must include the ISBNs or UPCs of the items you wish to change and must follow the conventions outlined in their Guidelines below.If you are submitting a change for a book please use the 10 digit ISBN. Specifics on the change you are submitting: · Contributor - Use "LastName, FirstName", identify authors, editors, illustrators, etc. . . For example: Brown, DR., John. · Format -- Books can be listed as Cloth Text, Mass Market, Trade Paper, Trade Cloth, Coil Bound, Perfect Bound, Library Binding, Paper Text, Spiral Bound, Audio Cassette, or Compact Disc. Music can be listed as Compact Disc or Audio Cassette. Video can be VHS, DVD, or Laserdisc. · Number of pages. · Publication date -- Use mm/dd/yyyy format. · Retail price -- Do not use the $ sign. Use two decimal places, example: 10.00. · Subject -- You can submit up to five subjects. For example: Cold Mountain: Fiction & Literature : Historical, Fiction & Literature : War, Literary Criticism & Essays : History & Criticism - American - General, 1860s, Family & Friendship. · Title -- Please use the full title, no abbreviations. Do use all articles. Barnes and NobleGetting StartedIf you would like to sell your books through Barnes & Noble.com, the first step, if you do not work through a distributor, is to become a "vendor of record" with their warehouse. Next, you must supply them with bibliographic information and any other content that will help customers learn about your books. Finally, you can submit covers, reviews, catalog copy, excerpts and more, just like the other online vendors.Establishing the Warehouse Relationship The procedure for starting this relationship is simple. You first need to go online and complete their Publisher Questionnaire. You can send the form to the Publishers Services Deparment via email, fax or regular mail. (see below) The average response time for them to get back to you is 6-8 weeks.They will review the titles and order up to two copies of each title for their warehouse. Demand over time will enable them to figure out the proper amount of stock that they will need on hand. You will receive a purchase order once they get you into the system as a vendor of record. Do not send them titles prior to receiving a purchase order from them. Retail Store Placement If you would like your title to be considered for placement in their stores, please submit a finished copy of the book (no manuscripts please), along with marketing and promotion plans, trade reviews, and a note describing how the book meets the competition (what makes it unique) to: The Small Press Department, Barnes & Noble, 122 Fifth Ave, NY, NY 10011.If you work with a DistributorYou do not need to go through the above if you work with a distributor like Baker & Taylor or Ingram. Warehousing your books separately with B&N is not necessary when you have a distributor relationship.Adding Content to your listingThe more information you can provide, the better your chance of enticing customers to buy. We welcome any and all of the content listed below: · A Cover Image: Please format this according to our image guidelines. · Annotation: This information presents the argument of the book in the most distilled form possible. The suggested length is between 100 and 300 words. · A From the Publisher note: This longer, more detailed presentation of the book's subject, its narrative line, its distinctive features, or its general approach allows you to present material that will appeal to a specific audience (like engineers or chess players). You may lift copy directly from the flap copy or the back cover of the book. Do not include URLs in this -- or any -- copy. · A Table of Contents: This information is particularly valuable for computer books, medical books, or other professional-level subject matter. Please include chapter names, page numbers, and chapter contributors, if applicable. · A first or sample chapter: You may include any relevant example of the book's text (e.g., a recipe from a cookbook). · Positive reviews: Please supply the review excerpt, the media source, the name of the reviewer, and the date. We cannot accept entire reviews. Instead, please submit excerpts that follow the Fair Use guidelines according to the Copyright Law of the United States of America. · Quotes: Endorsements from various individuals can often help drive sales. For Academic and Professional authors, you may include a university or other relevant affiliation. · Author biographies and lists of contributors: These are particularly valuable for academic works. · Keywords: Our search engine can use keywords, single words relevant to the book in question, to steer customers towards particular books. We can accept up to five keywords per book. If you wish to submit other types of content, please discuss them with us. We are eager to work with publishers to make each product page as robust and meaningful as possible. If any corrections need to be made to the information, you can email the changes to corrections.barnesandnoble.com. Please remember to include the title and ISBN in all your correspondence and to be as specific as possible about the changes that need to be made. If you would like to add text content (such as a "From the Publisher" description) or cover images, please send them to titles.bn.com.Preparing Cover Images for the Site Please follow all directions carefully. No matter how you transmit your cover images -- by email, CD, or FTP -- they will need to be formatted correctly. We can accept cover images in the following file formats: GIF, TIFF, or JPEG. The image must be no smaller than 400 pixels wide. The resolution should be no less than 72 dpi, but no more than 150 dpi (please do not send extremely high resolution scans, i.e., 300 dpi). The image must be a frontal cover scan (not the entire cover or a shot of the book with drop shadow; product shots will only be accepted in certain cases, such as multivolume sets). The image must be in RGB (do not send images in CMYK). The bit depth should be set no lower than 8. Each scan needs to be a separate file, named by its ISBN with the file suffix (e.g., 12345689x.tif). Please send PC or Mac files via email or on CD, floppy, or Zip disk to: Raymond Liao at rliao.book.com. Due to the volume of cover submissions we receive, covers that are not properly named will not be processed. Publishers without electronic capability may send in finished books to be scanned. This process takes more time and is, therefore, not the desired method. However, if you need to send us finished books, please mail them to: Raymond LiaoBarnes & Noble.com76 9th Avenue, 9th FloorNew York, NY 10011 3. Preparing Text for the Site If you are submitting text to one of our email addresses, you should simply write out the text or copy-and-paste existing text from another document. Remember to include the ISBN and title for every book you send us text for. 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Barnes & Noble.com can accept files formatted in any version of ONIX through ONIX International Release 1.1. For more information on our company's ONIX policies, please contact our Director of Cataloging and Product Data, Richard Stark, via email at rstark.book.com. 4. Making Changes via Email If you wish to change the title, author, publication date, or any other bibliographic detail, please send your requested change to corrections.barnesandnoble.com. Be sure to include the ISBN of the book as well as the title for each change you wish to make. Surprisingly, we receive a lot of copy that does not reference a specific ISBN -- and this copy cannot be processed. To add text content or a cover image to the site, please email the information to: titles.bn.com. Publishers who send us content via CD-ROM or FTP may still use these email boxes to add content and covers to their respective titles. 5. Sending Content on CD-ROM or via FTP Covers and content on a CD-ROM should be formatted according to the protocols described in Step 3. If you are submitting a CD-ROM, it should be mailed to: Jemal FreemanBarnes & Noble.com76 9th Ave, 11th FloorNew York, NY 10011 FTP content will need to be formatted correctly as well. If you would like to set up an FTP account, please email Jemal at jfreeman.book.com. Mike can set up a user ID and a password for publishers interested in pushing information into our system. Please note that due to the volume of publishers we work with, we are not able to pick up data from a publisher's FTP site; we require that such data be "pushed" into our system by the publisher. 6. Troubleshooting Contacts at B&N.com · For FTP questions and problems with content submission: Jemal Freeman (jfreeman.book.com) · For pressing content concerns: Geraldine Zephirin (gzephirin.book.com) · For information on the ONIX Standard: Richard Stark (rstark.book.com) · For information on starting a distribution relationship with Barnes & Noble.com: titlespubsrvs.bn.com · To change bibliographic data: corrections.barnesandnoble.com. · To add content via email: titles.bn.com. · To have a book manually scanned into our system: RaymonA full description of the file record layouts mentioned above can be found at the following site:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/help/pub_submit_content.asp?userid=1BYT2SKH8B