Products belonging to the category books must meet specific specifications.
Name
Name/title of the product
The title must include the significant characteristics of the product:
Specifically, the title should include:
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- The exact title of the book as it appears on the cover. If it is part of a broader work, the volume number is also required (Volume 1, Volume A, etc.). Example:
<name>I Will Become Your Shadow</name>
<name>Internal Pathology (Volume 1)</name>
- The number of pieces included in the set (if it is an official book package from the same publisher) or that it is a package with the corresponding titles of the books. Example:
<name>B1 For All Complete Package (SB + Writing + Grammalysis B1 + Revision + I-book)</name>
<name>Saint or Sinner - Always the Devil (package)</name>
- The exact title of the book as it appears on the cover. If it is part of a broader work, the volume number is also required (Volume 1, Volume A, etc.). Example:
ISBN
Product ISBN
ISBN is the unique book number provided by the publisher and must be filled in the EAN field in the XML file. In the case of book packages, please include the barcode in the corresponding EAN field in your XML file.
Manufacturer/Publisher
Product publisher
The publisher must be listed in the corresponding manufacturer field in the XML file.
Example:<name>The Gift</name>
<manufacturer>Key Books</manufacturer>
Image (image link)
Product image
The photo must be professional, representative of the product, and depict the entire showcased product clearly, without shadows, logos, or watermarks.
In cases where the book is a package/set, the photo should include all pieces.
In packages of foreign language learning books, and if there is no image of the package contents, please send the image of the student's book with the identifier "pack".
Example:<name>Smiles Junior B Student's Book (+ Multi-Rom) +IEBook</name>
General guidelines for images can be found here.
Description
Product description
In this field, you should fill in the basic characteristics of the product. Regarding the basic characteristics of the category, the description should include the number of pages of the book, the dimensions of the book, and the year of publication. Specifically for children's books, the description should also include the age recommended by the publisher.
Example:<name>The Lord of Jealousy</name>
<description>Subtitle: Stories, Dimensions: 14x20.5cm, Year of Publication: 2021, Pages: 352</description>
<name>Welcome to Santa's House</name>
<description>Subtitle: -, Dimensions: 24.5x32.5cm, Year of Publication: 2021, Pages: 12, Age: from 3 years old</description>
Excluded Products
Specific products are excluded from being displayed in these categories:
Unofficial packages
Products that are not official packages from the publisher with the corresponding barcode cannot be displayed.
Used products
Used books cannot be displayed.
Book Pricing
According to Article 35 of Law E (book pricing), it is prohibited to sell books to the public at a price that exceeds the price determined by the publisher or at a price lower than 90% of that price, provided that we are referring to the first edition of the book and the publisher is based in Greece for a period of 18 months from the date of first publication.
According to the same article, in the case of a reprint of the book, the price cannot be lower than 80% of the price determined by the publisherThe publisher's fee for a period of 12 months. In any case, for the book to fall within the 12-month period, 18 months must have passed since the first edition of the book