Microformats Book Specification

ISBN-10/ISBN-13/EAN.UCC-13

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is defined as:

A unique international identification number for each format or edition of a monographic publication published or produced by a specific publisher or producer.

Example:

<p>ISBN-13: <span class="isbn isbn-10">1585425885</span></p>
<p>ISBN-13: <span class="isbn isbn-13">978-1585425884</span></p>

Title

The title is defined as the following:

The complete name of a published product, including the subtitle, as it appears on the title page.

Example:

<p>Title: <span class="title">The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life</span></p>

Subtitle

The subtitle is defined as:

A secondary or explanatory title that follows the main title.

Example:

<p>Title: <span class="title">The Power of Kindness: <span class="subtitle">The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life</span></span></p>

Contributor name(s) and role(s)

A contributor is defined as the following:

A person or corporate body responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content
of a product.

Example:

<p>Author: <a class="vcard contributor author url"><span class="fn">Piero</span> <span class="n">Ferrucci</span></a></p>

Publisher/Imprint/Brand Name

A publisher is defined as the following:

The entity that owns the legal right to make the given product available in this form.

Example:

<p>Publisher: <span class="vcard publisher"><span class="fn org">Tarcher</span></span></p>

Price

Price is defined as:

The amount of money set as consideration for sale of the product in question.

Example:

<p>Price: <span class="price msrp">$13.95</span></p>

Product Form (Format/Binding/Packaging)

Product form is defined as:

A code list value describing the physical or digital qualities that distinguish a given product manifestation from other product manifestations of the same intellectual work.

Example:

<p>[<span class="product-form">Paperback</span>]</p>

Publication Date

Publication date is defined as:

The date on which a retail consumer may purchase and take possession of a given product.

Example:

<p>Publication Date: <span class="pub-date">October 4, 2007</span></p>

BISAC Subject

The BISAC Subject Headings are defined as the following:

The BISAC Subject Headings are a list of standard subjects designed for use in the North American book trade.

Example:

<p>Subject: <span class="subject PHI015000">Philosophy / Mind & Body</span></p>

Language

Language(s) of product content are defined as:

The language (written or spoken) of a significant portion of the content included in a product.

Example:

<p>Language: <span class="lang eng">English</span></p>

Series Name and Number Within Series

Series is defined as:

An indefinite number of products, published over an indefinite time period, and grouped together under a series title, primarily for marketing purposes.

Series Number is defined as:

The number of an individual product in a numbered series.

Most series do not number their constituent products, however, for series where the individual products are sequentially numbered this data is important.

The series name should be supplied for every product that is published as a part of a series. The series number should be supplied for every product that is published as a part of a numbered
series.

Example:

<p>Series: <span class="series">The Way of The Buddhist Series</span> Book Number <span class="series-number">7</span></p>

Edition Number

Edition number is defined as:

The Arabic number of an Arabic-numbered edition of a product.

Example:

<p>Edition Number: <span class="edition-number">3</span></p>

Edition Type and Edition Description

Edition type is defined as:

A code that describes a standard type of edition.

Example:

<p>Edition Type: <span class="edition-type lte">Large Print</span></p>

The standard edition types are:

• ABR //Abridged//: Content has been shortened: use for abridged, shortened, concise, condensed.
• ADP //Adapted//: Content has been adapted to serve a different purpose or audience, or from one medium to another: use for dramatization, novelization etc.
• ANN //Annotated//: Content is augmented by the addition of notes
• BRL //Braille//: Braille editions should also carry the corresponding Product Form code.
• CRI //Critical//: Content includes critical commentary on the text
• CSP //Coursepack//: Content was compiled for a specified educational course.
• ENL //Enlarged//: Content has been enlarged or expanded from that of a previous edition.
• EXP //Expurgated//: ‘Offensive’ content has been removed
• FAC //Facsimile//: Exact reproduction of the content and format of a previous edition.
• ILL //Illustrated//: Content includes extensive illustrations which are not part of other editions
• LTE //Large type / large print//: Large print editions must be printed in a minimum type size of 14 point in order to be considered large print for the purposes of this standard. Leading organizations that serve the visually-impaired agree that 14-point type is the minimum size that can be described as large print.
• MCP //Microprint//: A printed edition in a type size too small to be read without a magnifying glass.
• MDT //Media tie-in//: An edition published to coincide with the release of a film, TV program, or electronic game based on the same work.
• NED //New edition//: Where no other information is given, or no other coded type is applicable
• REV //Revised//: Content has been revised from that of a previous edition.
• SCH //School edition//: An edition intended specifically for use in schools.

ONIX Audience Code

Audience Code is defined as:

An ONIX code, derived from BISAC and BIC lists, which identifies the broad audience or readership for whom a product is intended.

Example:

<p>Primary Audience: <span class="audience general">General</span></p>

Examples:

• General/trade For a non-specialist adult audience. Equivalent to the BISAC Audience Code TRA.
• Children/juvenile For a juvenile audience, not specifically for any educational purpose. Equivalent to the BISAC Audience Code JUV.
• Young adult For a teenage audience, not specifically for any educational purpose. Equivalent to the BISAC Audience Code YA.
• Primary & secondary/elementary & high school Kindergarten, pre-school, primary/elementary or secondary/high school education. Equivalent to the BISAC Audience Code SCH.
• College/higher education For universities and colleges of further and higher education. Equivalent to the BISAC Audience Code COL.
• Professional and scholarly For an expert adult audience, including academic research. Equivalent to the BISAC Audience Code PSP.
• ELT/ESL Intended for use in teaching English as a second language.
• Adult education For courses providing academic, vocational or recreational courses for adults.

Age Range of Target

Age(s) of target audience are defined as:

The precise age range in years or school grades of the intended audience of products aimed at children and young adults.

Example:

<p>Age range: <span class="age">18+</span></p>

Territorial rights

Territorial Rights are defined as:

The publication rights that the publisher chooses to exercise for a given product in the specified geographical territories.

Example:

<p>Territorial rights: <span class="rights world">Whole World</span></p>

Weight and Dimensions

• Length or height: measurement of the spine from top to bottom
• Width: measurement perpendicular to the spine
• Example:: measurement across the spine of the book from left to right

Example:

<p>Size: <span class="dimensions"><span class="width">6</span> x <span class="length">8</span> x <span class="depth">0.9</span> in.</span> <span class="dimensions">152 x 203 x 22 mm.</span></p>
<p>Weight: <span class="weight us">1.09 lb</span> | <span class="weight metric">494 gms</span></p>

Page Count, Running Time, Extent

Page count is defined as:

The total sum of all numbered pages in a printed book.

Running time is defined as:

The total length, in standard units of time, of the recorded content of the product.

Example:

<p>Page Count: <span class="page-count">368</span></div>
<p>Run Time: <span class="run-time">01:05:05</span></p>

Textual Description

Textual description of the product is defined as:

Detailed text describing the product appropriate for public display, such as what would be printed on the flap of a dust jacket or on the back cover of a book or DVD package.

Example:

<div class="description">	
	<p>Piero Ferrucci warns against the dangers of "global cooling." As the pace of living grows faster and the impact of new technologies more insistent, communications become hurried and impersonal. The drive for profit overrides the heart. Warmth and genuine presence fade.</p>
 
	<p>The Power of Kindness is a stirring examination of a simple but profound concept. Piero Ferrucci, one of the world's most respected transpersonal psychologists, explores the many surprising facets of kindness and argues that it is this trait that will not only lead to our own individual happiness and the happiness of those around us, but will guide us in a world that has become cold, anxious, difficult, and frightening.</p>
 
	<p>In eighteen interlocking chapters, Dr. Ferrucci reveals that the kindest people are the most likely to thrive, to enable others to thrive, and to slowly but steadily turn our world away from violence, self-centeredness, and narcissism-and toward love. Writing with a rare combination of sensitivity and intellectual depth, Dr. Ferrucci shows that, ultimately, kindness is not a luxury in our world but rather a necessity for us all.</p>
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Summary or synopsis

Summary is defined as:

An abbreviation of the textual description that covers the main points of the work.

Example:

<p class="summary">Citing a global phenomenon of impersonal human relations and materialism, a respected transpersonal psychologist argues that individual happiness can occur only through acts of kindness, in a resource that explores eighteen expressions of kindness while demonstrating how kind people are the most likely to survive and thrive in a hostile world. By the author of What We May Be. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.</p>

Cover Thumbnail

Cover thumbnail is defined as:

A digital photograph, scan, or cover rendering that adequately represents the product.

Example:

<img src="../images/978-1585425884.jpg" alt="The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life" class="cover thumb" />