ONIX Code Lists Issue 7, March 2007
List 33: Other text type code

Value Description Notes

01 Main description
02 Short description/annotation Limited to a maximum of 350 characters
03 Long description
04 Table of contents Used for a table of contents sent as a single text field, which may or may not carry structure expressed through HTML etc. Alternatively, a fully structured table of contents may be sent by using the <ContentItem> composite.
05 Review quote, restricted length A review quote that is restricted to a maximum length agreed between the sender and receiver of an ONIX file
06 Quote from review of previous edition A review quote taken from a review of a previous edition of the work
07 Review text Full text of a review of the product
08 Review quote A quote from a review of the product
09 Promotional “headline” A promotional phrase which is intended to headline a description of the product
10 Previous review quote A quote from a review of a previous work by the same author(s) or in the same series
11 Author comments May be part of Reading Group Guide material
12 Description for reader
13 Biographical note A note referring to all contributors to a product – NOT linked to a single contributor
14 Description for Reading Group Guide
15 Discussion question for Reading Group Guide Each instance must carry a single question
16 Competing titles Free text listing of other titles with which the product is in competition: although this text might not appear in “public” ONIX records, it could be required where ONIX Is used as a communication format within a group of publishing and distribution companies
17 Flap copy
18 Back cover copy
19 Feature Text describing a feature of a product to which the publisher wishes to draw attention for promotional purposes. Each separate feature should be described by a separate repeat, so that formatting can be applied at the discretion of the receiver of the ONIX record.
20 New feature As code 19, but used for a feature which is new in a new edition of the product.
23 Excerpt from book
24 First chapter
25 Description for sales people
26 Description for press or other media
27 Description for subsidiary rights department
28 Description for teachers/educators
30 Unpublished endorsement A quote usually provided by a celebrity to promote a new book, not from a review
31 Description for bookstore
32 Description for library
33 Introduction or preface
34 Full text