Consonance Expert.

Want to improve your Consonance knowledge and get more out of the system? Here are the articles that will see you level up, fast.

Manage data efficiently.

Use advanced features to perform common tasks, fast.

Duplicate works.

This is particularly valuable when you have a new work to create that is almost the same as an existing work.

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Use the right search.

Learn the best way to find your data, fast.

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Derive one work from another.

Where you create a work that is derived in particular ways from one or more other works, indicate this in your metadata, because it is a great aid to discoverability.

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Supercharge your processes.

Share data across all your systems to remove duplication.

Screenshot of setting up your iCal feed.

Integrate your To-Do's with your calendar software.

Your colleagues and you can benefit from seeing your to-do's in, for example, Google Calendars.

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Build powerful reports.

Mine your data for insights using Consonance's built-in analysis engine.

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Import your ISBN-13 list for automatic allocation.

Consonance stores your list of unused ISBN-13s so it can allocate them to new products.

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Increase your publishing knowledge.

Level up to expert metadata level.

Publishing best practices.

This is an opinionated description of the publishing process. There are plenty of viable ways to publish, so consider this guide to be one option – but it is the process that Consonance is optimised to support.

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About editions.

Learn the use of four particular data elements – the edition number, the edition version, the edition statement, and edition type codes – with a particular focus on the way in which you are expected to specify them in accordance with ONIX-related best practices.

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About illustrations.

We encourage you to also adopt the more detailed and internationally-appropriate approach described in this article.

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Get your data out: expert level.

Sell more books and improve your brand through sharing data in efficient ways.

Catalogues in InDesign.

Create as many catalogue entries as there are product records in your data — potentially thousands and thousands of catalogue entries, with a single click. Then reuse your template and code for the next season’s catalogue.

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Take control of your ONIX

Self serve the answers to questions such as "When did the ONIX last go for this product to my distributor?

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Generate royalty statements in batches.

Consonance has a two-step royalties process. 1) Calculate royalties 2) Generate statements. This article covers step 2 which is about generating statements.

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Schedule a call to see Consonance in action and discuss your own situation. If you have your data in the ONIX format, send it over and we'll import it, to make the call particularly interesting.