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 Posted - 11/06/2008 : 10:04:22
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scdbbs
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Posted - 11/06/2008 : 10:12:09
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Yes, apparently you can buy a single ISBN through Bowker or one of their "authorized agents." It's important to be sure if you go through someone else that you are really getting your *own* ISBN and not being resold someone else's. That can turn into a huge mess down the line. Here's the list of resellers:
http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/Pubresellers.asp
They say:
"If an ISBN is purchased from a company other than R.R. Bowker or through the special programs of the companies listed here, that ISBN will not identify you as the publisher of your title. This can have implications for your business in the publishing industry supply chain."
More than you ever wanted to know about ISBNs is here:
http://www.isbn.org
If you click one of the forms links under Order ISBNs, you'll see that they come in batches of 1, 10, 100, 1000.
If you EVER plan to produce more than one book, or more than one edition of a book (hardback vs. paperback for example), you should buy a block of 10, since it's not very cost effective to buy just one ISBN.
Susan Daffron
Logical Expressions, Inc.
http://www.logicalexpressions.com
Founder National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals
http://www.naprp.com
Author - Web Business Success, Happy Hound, Happy Tabby,
Vegan Success and avid IdeaWeaver software user
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