Book Type
Book Type is a classification help buyers find merchandise with or without specific characteristics (such as 'no ex-library').  When sellers assign the appropriate Book Type value to each of their items, the system can quickly and accurately return records from only the Book Type or Types the buyer wants to include in their Search or Browse results.

Any book retired from any kind of library or that has any library markings, stickers, or attachments MUST be categorized as Ex-Library, regardless if it is a hardback, paperback or other binding.
Any book that was issued by a book club (Weekly Reader, etc)
Hardback Non ex-library or bookclub books that have board covers.
Paperback is for any book with Paper or flexible covers, including staplebound (saddle-stitiched), spiral bound, etc.
Board Books have stiff, thick, glossy cardboard pages designed for infants and toddlers. Also for "vinyl" or "cloth" baby books.
Pop-Up/Novelty can be any book that has moveable parts or features, unusual bindings or shapes, or comes packaged with non-book item(s) such as toys, game pieces, or jewelry.
Use Audio for any recorded book on cassette, CD, or other medium
Use Video for any video recording; DVD, Videocassette, or other.
Use Poster for any children's book poster or related promotional item.
Use the Non-book/Other value for any non-text or non-book items such as Accessories, Ephemera, Clothing, Lunch Boxes, etc.
Undeclared is the default value for this field. Items with this value generally indicate a book that was bulk uploaded, but the seller didn't take the time to edit their records to take advantage of our special identifier fields.  Buyers have the option to include or exclude the Undeclared value from their search or browse results.

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