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Available for test in December 2023. Date will follow
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In production as of January 22, 2024. |
ISBN available for testing in test environment:
9788202416164 – fixed price, no date (expected for sale)
9788215027333 - fixed price, no date (expected for sale)
9788234011467 – fixed price, with date
9788283051186 - fixed price, with date
9788245034219 – not fixed price
9788205542136 - has had a fixed price, not a fixed price anymore
9788202749217 - not fixed price because it has been published in the booklet edition earlier
Background
Law regulating fixed prices in the Norwegian book market was adopted by the Norwegian Parliament June 12th 2023.
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The Act does not apply to books published before 01.01.2024.
§5 in the Act on the Sale of Books (the Book Act) says:
The publisher must set a fixed price for sale to the end customer for each publication format of a book. The fixed price applies to publishers and retailers for twelve months for each format from the first time the format of the book is published.
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Information about the fixed price period will be is included in Bokbasen’s Onix records, and will include includes information about whether the price is fixed or not, and the end date for the fixed price period.
This date will be is included in the metadata records at the date of publication, and not earlier, in the <PriceDate> element. This date can not be changed.
For publications that are not covered by the fixed price provision in the Books Act, the price element will look like it does now.
Onix records
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includes the following information:
Fixed price can be set before the book is published, and be used for advance sale. The <Price> element will state states that the price is fixed in the <PriceType> element. A <PriceDate> element is not included.
The book is published, and the first published date is set. The <Price> element includes code for fixed price in <PriceType>, and an until date for the fixed price period in <PriceDate>
The fixed price period is over. The Onix record will be uptdated with code 02 in <PriceType>. The record does not include a <PriceDate> element.
The publication is not covered by the fixed price provision in the Books. The price element be the same as in 3
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ExampleBook in fixed price period, publication date is 1.1.2024: <Price> |
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ExampleFixed price period until 31.12.2024, recommended retail price from 1.1.2025 1.1.2025 an update will be available, including information about the recommended retail price:
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Example xml:
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