Since 2000, our team has been deep in the world of book metadata. We've worked with hundreds of publishers across the globe to get their catalogs into ONIX format and their titles listed on Amazon, Google Books, and every major platform.
After 25 years of experience, we saw a massive gap: Arabic publishers had world-class content but were completely invisible online. The reason? No ONIX metadata. That's why we launched MetaKitab — to put everything we've learned to work for Arabic publishers. Your books deserve to be discovered.
Complete mastery of ONIX 2.1 and 3.0, including all code lists, structures, and validation requirements for global distribution.
We're a growing remote team with members across multiple countries — including a Metadata Specialist, Data Analyst, Research Analyst, Marketing Manager, and Quality Assurance Lead. We work together across time zones to deliver accurate, platform-ready ONIX files.
Years of experience in catalog and database management, ensuring clean, accurate, and complete metadata for every title.
Native understanding of Arabic publishing workflows, right-to-left metadata handling, and bilingual catalog requirements.
ONIX (ONline Information eXchange) is the international standard format for sharing book metadata. Developed by EDItEUR, it's used by publishers, distributors, retailers, and libraries worldwide to exchange rich, structured data about books.
An ONIX file contains everything a platform needs to list your book: title, author, ISBN, description, price, format, subject categories, and much more — all in a standardized format that platforms can read automatically.
<Product>
<RecordReference>978-9953-0-1234-5</RecordReference>
<NotificationType>03</NotificationType>
<ProductIdentifier>
<ProductIDType>15</ProductIDType>
<IDValue>9789953012345</IDValue>
</ProductIdentifier>
<DescriptiveDetail>
<TitleDetail>
<TitleType>01</TitleType>
<TitleElement>
<TitleText>عنوان الكتاب</TitleText>
</TitleElement>
</TitleDetail>
</DescriptiveDetail>
</Product>