The collection and series fields are crucial, since they allow retailers to make links between the different volumes of a saga. The information will also be displayed in a clear way, usually after the title of the publication (see examples below).
Do not confuse collection and series
It is important to differentiate between these two concepts as they are treated differently by retailers.
In short:
A collection is a set of publications that follow the same editorial line but are not necessarily related. For example, a publisher may create a collection that includes its crime novels, and another collection that includes its science fiction publications. The books in the series are not necessarily related to each other and can be read independently of each other, but they belong to the same editorial line. Of course, a collection may include a series in addition to other books.
When a single work is divided into several volumes that follow a specific order, it is considered a series. For example, Mensonges sur le Plateau Mont-Royal is a two-volume series written by Michel David, and belongs to the Historical Novel collection of Éditions Hurtubise.
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Contributeurs
It is mandatory to mention at least one contributor of type author for each publication.
The contributor mentioned in the metadata should ideally match the one indicated on the cover. If not, some retailers such as Apple will prevent the publication from going online.
Good to know
If you change information (e.g. first or last name) of a contributor, these changes will be applied to all publications in which they appear.
It may happen that the collection and the series have the same name. In this case, please use only the Series metadata to avoid export errors at different dealers.
