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Jim Lester · 02-13-2012, 02:02 PM

Having a retailer acquire their metadata from inside the ePub is problematic:

Retailers may sell content other than ePub (ie PDF,Mobi, or even paper), with varying metadata capabilities ranging from none to ePub.
Retailers may require metadata that should not be stored in the file, either because of sensitivity, size or variability (such as pricing information, larger thumbnails, etc...).

So I'd be willing to bet that most retailers are using a separate metadata feed from the files.

02-13-2012, 02:02 PM	#10
Jim Lester Evangelist Posts: 416 Karma: 14682 Join Date: May 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Device: Nook HD, Nook for Windows 8	Having a retailer acquire their metadata from inside the ePub is problematic: Retailers may sell content other than ePub (ie PDF,Mobi, or even paper), with varying metadata capabilities ranging from none to ePub. Retailers may require metadata that should not be stored in the file, either because of sensitivity, size or variability (such as pricing information, larger thumbnails, etc...). So I'd be willing to bet that most retailers are using a separate metadata feed from the files. Last edited by Jim Lester; 02-13-2012 at 02:05 PM.