Books & publishing: search that understands your references
Two editions of the same novel share the same title and have two different ISBNs. Your customers sometimes search for one, sometimes the other.
The problem, specifically in this industry
A bookstore catalog stacks several axes: title, author, genre, format, edition, language. The same work exists in paperback, hardcover, collector's, and audio — four products, four prices, one title. An engine that indexes the title alone confuses them; one that indexes only the ISBN misses title search entirely.
What Heurix understands in your references
The livres rule pack activates when you pick this industry, at indexing time. It produces these annotations, each becoming a usable filter:
| Annotation | What it isolates |
|---|---|
ISBN_9782070413119 | the isolated ISBN, with or without hyphens |
FORMAT_POCHE | the edition format |
GENRE_POLAR | the genre |
ED_COLLECTOR | the special edition |
LANG_EN | the book's language |
On real references
| Indexed reference | What the engine extracts |
|---|---|
| 978-2-07-041311-9 · The Little Prince, paperback | ISBN_9782070413119 · FORMAT_POCHE · GENRE_CLASSIQUE |
| Scandinavian noir, hardcover collector's edition | GENRE_POLAR · FORMAT_GF · ED_COLLECTOR · COLLECTOR_GRAND_FORMAT |
| Bilingual essay FR/EN | GENRE_ESSAI · ED_BILINGUE · LANG_FR · LANG_EN |
The trap a generalist engine falls into
One customer types an ISBN with hyphens, another without, a third pastes an ISBN-10 while you index in ISBN-13. Three forms of the same identifier, and any one of them should be enough to find the book.
Why the pack changes the outcome
The books pack recognizes the ISBN regardless of punctuation, and cross-references genre, format, and edition — letting you offer “the same title in paperback” instead of an empty result on an out-of-print edition.
🔧 A term specific to your catalog that the pack still misses? Add your own Custom Rule from the console, simply describing what it should recognize — no regex required.
Going further
The getting started guide covers the full setup, from sign-up to your first indexed catalog. The documentation details every endpoint.