How to optimise metadata for book sales

Editors should approach metadata from a position of strength, said Booktopia Head of Product Sales, Joel Naoum at the recent IPEd conference.
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The experience of browsing for books online is very different to that in a bookstore – there are undoubtedly more distractions, but also more options. This means a consumer’s decision to purchase a book or not, is also measured differently. 

This includes author name, contributors, ISBN (International Standard Book Number), locations, editions, target audiences and features of the book.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_