It’s just over a month since the Book Industry Communication organisation issued a widely reported cease and desist notice to publishers to stop abusing the metadata system.



To set the scene I quoted coverage from Publishing Perspectives a few days earlier:

  • #1 – The Child: The must-read Richard and Judy Book Club pick 2018
  • #2 – The Note: The book everyone’s talking about
  • #3 – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine: Debut Sunday Times Bestseller and Costa First Novel Book Award winner 2017
  • #5 – Close to Home: The ‘impossible to put down’ Richard & Judy Book Club thriller pick 2018
  • #6 – The Leopard: Revised and with new material
  • #8 – The Tattooist of Auschwitz: the heart-breaking and unforgettable Sunday Times bestseller
  • #9 – MURDER IN THE GARDEN a gripping crime mystery full of twists
  • #11 – Love to Hate You: The laugh-out-loud romantic comedy of 2018
  • #12 – BEWARE THE PAST a gripping crime thriller with a huge twist
  • #13 – The Girl I Used to Know: A heart-wrenching and heartwarming story of two strangers and one house
  • #14 – THE GUILTY ONES a gripping crime thriller filled with stunning twists
  • #17 – Bring Me Back: The gripping new must read psychological thriller from bestselling author B A Paris
  • #19 – The Keeper of Lost Things: winner of the Richard & Judy Readers’ Award and Sunday Times bestseller
  • #3 – The Child: The must-read Richard and Judy Book Club pick 2018
  • #5 – The Note: The book everyone’s talking about
  • #6 – The Wildflowers: the Richard and Judy Book Club summer read 2018
  • #8 – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine: Debut Sunday Times Bestseller and Costa First Novel Book Award winner 2017
  • #9 – THE GUILTY ONES a gripping crime thriller filled with stunning twists
  • #11 – MURDER AT WORK a gripping crime mystery full of twists
  • #13 – The Tattooist of Auschwitz: the heart-breaking and unforgettable Sunday Times bestseller
  • #14 – Close to Home: The ‘impossible to put down’ Richard & Judy Book Club thriller pick 2018
  • #15 – The Girl Before: The gripping global bestseller
  • #17 – Deadly Secrets: An absolutely gripping crime thriller
  • #18 – The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist
  • #19 – The Friend: An emotional psychological thriller with a twist