In many countries, identifying the publisher is a legal requirement. Beyond compliance, providing a clear identity ensures accountability for the content and builds reader trust.

Objectives

• Allow readers to clearly identify the contact or entity responsible for the content and for answering inquiries.
• Foster user trust by providing direct identification of the responsible publishing house.
• Improve content indexing and discoverability by search engines and metadata tools.

Implementation

• Include the name of the publishing house within the book content in a dedicated section, typically titled “Copyright” or “Legal Notice,” using the doc-copyright ARIA role.
• Declare the publisher’s name in the OPF file using the dc:publisher element.
• Include the publisher’s name in the ONIX metadata record.

Control

• Verify that the publisher’s name is present in a clearly identified section within the book.
• Check that the publisher’s name appears correctly in the book info/metadata panel of an e-reading application.
• Alternatively, use the Ace by DAISY report or Readium CLI output to verify these metadata fields.
• Ensure that this information is present and accurate in the distributor’s system.
• Confirm that the publisher information is correctly displayed on retail and library lending platforms.