diff --git a/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs b/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs
index 18d4f282..e1784e82 100644
--- a/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs
+++ b/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ namespace DataLayer
 			Category = category;
 
             // simple assigns
-            Title = title;
-            Description = description;
+            Title = title.Trim();
+            Description = description.Trim();
             LengthInMinutes = lengthInMinutes;
 
             // assigns with biz logic
diff --git a/DtoImporterService/BookImporter.cs b/DtoImporterService/BookImporter.cs
index b2889b50..ffb128cb 100644
--- a/DtoImporterService/BookImporter.cs
+++ b/DtoImporterService/BookImporter.cs
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ namespace DtoImporterService
 		{
 			var item = importItem.DtoItem;
 
-			//Add any subtitle after the title title.
-			var title = item.Title + (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.Subtitle) ? $": {item.Subtitle}" : "");
-
 			// absence of authors is very rare, but possible
 			if (!item.Authors?.Any() ?? true)
 				item.Authors = new[] { new Person { Name = "", Asin = null } };
@@ -105,7 +102,7 @@ namespace DtoImporterService
 
 			var book = DbContext.Books.Add(new Book(
 				new AudibleProductId(item.ProductId),
-				title,
+				item.TitleWithSubtitle,
 				item.Description,
 				item.LengthInMinutes,
 				authors,