\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Guide to Metadata for Books\u003c/i\u003e, you will learn exactly what you need to know to effectively generate, handle and disseminate metadata for books and ebooks. This comprehensive but digestible document will explain the life-cycle of book metadata, industry standards, XML, ONIX and the essential elements of metadata. It will also show you how effective, well-organized metadata can improve your efforts to sell a book, especially when it comes to marketing, discoverability and converting at the point of sale. This information-packed document also includes a glossary of terms and points you in the direction of where you can learn more. Some of the information from this document comes from \u003ci\u003eThe Metadata Handbook\u003c/i\u003e by Renee Register and Thad McIlroy, a longer guide.\u003c/p\u003e