Metadata Standards for Ebooks

New York: AAP - Association of American Publishers, 2000. — 43 p.These standards have been developed by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. (AAP) in conjunction with numerous participants in the publishing and e-commerce industries in order to promote the use of ebooks and to facilitate the development of ebook-related technology. They are voluntary, open standards and will be updated as appropriate. The AAP would like to thank the many individuals from the publishing and e-commerce industries who participated in the development of these standards, including representatives
from:
Publishers
Wholesalers
Retailers
Libraries
Industry Associations
Expert Bodies / Independent agencies
Registration Agencies
Hardware Vendors
Software Vendors