Your eBook's series name as it should appear on the Kobo store and your eBook's number or sequence within a series as it should appear on the Kobo store.
--> Required if applicable.
Series Name
Please indicate this in the series fields of your metadata, not in the title of the your ebook. For the European book trade, if both Series and Publisher Collection (Collection éditoriale, code 11) are used in your metadata, please make sure to use the appropriate code (code 10 for Series, code 11 for Collection éditoriale)
Series Number
- Please indicate this as a numerical value, not as text.
- These should always be a numeric value, no text (e.g. 1).
- Novellas, short stories that bridge two parts together: Series number can be set to a decimal, no text (e.g. 1.5, 2.3).
- Collections/Omnibus Editions: Ranges acceptable (e.g. 1-3, 3-6, etc.).Please don't use the words "omnibus" or "collection" in Part metadata information.
Correct Usage (example)
| Info | Excel | ONIX 2.1 | ONIX 3.0 |
| Reference Name |
Series: Lord of the Rings # in series: 5 |
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| Short Tag | N/A |
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Character Limits |
250 | 250 | 250 |
- ONIX 3.0. Kobo system stores, but not make use of
<CollectionType>11</CollectionType>= Collection Editoriale, for now.
However, in order to make sure the series information is correctly displayed on the Kobo Store, please use the appopriate<CollectionType>10</CollectionType>. - Kobo supports only 1 series information.