Format Abbreviations

If your organization does not assign unique ISBNs to each product format, then you will need to populate the proprietary_id column of the “product_formats” ingestion template with unique values.

Consider appending the following abbreviations to the ISBN in order to generate unique proprietary IDs:

Format

Abbreviation

Hardcover

HC

Reinforced book

RB

Unsewn book

UNS

Sewn book

SWN

Saddle-sewn book

SDL

Boardbook

BB

Paperback

PBK

CD-Audio

CD

PDF

PDF

ePub

EPB

Hosted ebook

H

Kindle

K

Mass market paperback

MM

iBook

I

ePIB

EPIB

Hosted ibook

HI

Digital Database

DB

eBoost

BST

Read-along ePub

EPBA

Bundle

B

Spiral-bound book

SPRL

Other

OTH

MP3 audio

MP3

WAV audio

WAV

Multi-format

MUL