ONIX Code Lists Issue 27, October 2014
List 81: Product content type

Value Description Notes

10 Text (eye-readable) Readable text of the main work: this value is required, together with applicable <ProductForm> and <ProductFormDetail> values, to designate an e-book or other digital product whose primary content is eye-readable text.
15 Extensive links between internal content E-publication is enhanced with a significant number of actionable cross-references, hyperlinked notes and annotations, or with other links between largely textual elements (eg quiz/test questions, ‘choose your own ending’ etc).
14 Extensive links to external content E-publication is enhanced with a significant number of actionable (clickable) web links.
16 Additional eye-readable text not part of main work E-publication is enhanced with additional textual content such as interview, feature article, essay, bibliography, quiz/test, other background material or text that is not included in a primary or ‘unenhanced’ version.
17 Promotional text for other book product eg Teaser chapter.
11 Musical notation
07 Still images / graphics Use only when no more detailed specification is provided.
18 Photographs Whether in a plate section / insert, or not.
19 Figures, diagrams, charts, graphs Including other ‘mechanical’ (ie non-photographic) illustrations.
20 Additional images / graphics not part of main work E-publication is enhanced with additional images or graphical content such as supplementary photographs that are not included in a primary or ‘unenhanced’ version.
12 Maps and/or other cartographic content
01 Audiobook Audio recording of a reading of a book or other text.
02 Performance – spoken word Audio recording of a drama or other spoken word performance.
13 Other speech content eg an interview, not a ‘reading’ or ‘performance’).
03 Music recording Audio recording of a music performance, including musical drama and opera.
04 Other audio Audio recording of other sound, eg birdsong.
21 Partial performance – spoken word Audio recording of a reading, performance or dramatization of part of the work.
22 Additional audio content not part of main work Product is enhanced with audio recording of full or partial reading, performance, dramatization, interview, background documentary or other audio content not included in the primary or ‘unenhanced’ version.
23 Promotional audio for other book product eg Reading of teaser chapter.
06 Video Includes Film, video, animation etc. Use only when no more detailed specification is provided. Formerly ‘Moving images’.
26 Video recording of a reading
27 Performance – visual Video recording of a drama or other performance, including musical performance.
24 Animated / interactive illustrations eg animated diagrams, charts, graphs or other illustrations.
25 Narrative animation eg cartoon, animatic or CGI animation.
28 Other video Other video content eg interview, not a reading or performance.
29 Partial performance – video Video recording of a reading, performance or dramatization of part of the work.
30 Additional video content not part of main work E-publication is enhanced with video recording of full or partial reading, performance, dramatization, interview, background documentary or other content not included in the primary or ‘unenhanced’ version.
31 Promotional video for other book product eg Book trailer.
05 Game / Puzzle No multi-user functionality. Formerly just ‘Game’.
32 Contest Includes some degree of multi-user functionality.
08 Software Largely ‘content free’.
09 Data Data files.
33 Data set plus software
34 Blank pages Intended to be filled in by the reader.
35 Advertising content Use only where type of advertising content is not stated.
37 Advertising – first party ‘Back ads’ – promotional pages for other books (that do not include sample content, cf codes 17, 23).
36 Advertising – coupons Eg to obtain discounts on other products.
38 Advertising – third party display
39 Advertising – third party textual