Work
The intellectual creation provides the enduring identity.
STATIC Book Graph
The relationship between a written work, its editions and its formats.
INSIDE STATIC BOOK GRAPH
Purpose, systems, and connections.
Book Graph separates the underlying intellectual creation from a defined edition and its hardcover, ebook, audio or other manifestations. Each can carry distinct identifiers, contributors, rights, price and availability.
Edition
A materially defined version preserves its own editorial state.
Format
A commercial manifestation carries its appropriate metadata and availability.
How it connects
A format is not a new grant of every possible right in the underlying work.