I’ve been confused about it from the start. The misleading information out there makes it difficult to know what to do. Now I know the direction I want to go. Thanks for the information.
I was going to leave a comment on her blog, too, but comments are closed.
For Canadians, like myself, obtaining an ISBN is free. I suppose that takes the sting out of the fact that our Canadian Dollar is only worth about $0.58 on the U.S. Dollar (at least in for now). Thanks, Chris.
Part of the deal is to contribute two copies of each book to Library and Archives Canada (our national library). I don’t think they enforce that, but the idea is that works of Canadian literature — creation of which is what the free ISBNs are intended to encourage — should be represented there.
Hi Audrey, I thought it was one copy. So in the end, we do pay for the ISBN. And I’ve heard it’s quite a serious offense not to send a copy (or copies) to the Library and Archives Canada. I appreciate you letting me know. 🙂
Last time I requested a new batch of ISBNs, I got a reminder of that obligation, and I’m sure it specified two copies (only one of an ebook, I would think).
Pressed this to Just Can’t Help Writing. I read a post where an expert on indie publishing told readers it would cost more than $300 to get an ISBN. Having gotten mine from Smashwords, I couldn’t help wondering what he was talking about. This article helps clear that up. Thanks for sharing it!
Well, would you ever wonder whether your book actually needs a credits page?
A book has many parts, and every parts has a reason to be there. The ISBN is a part of a professionally produced book and I think every book should have one.
I’m a bookseller. If a printed material doesn’t have an ISBN we don’t consider it a book. Sometimes, we cater it anyway, but in a different way than a book. Even on a tax matter, a book has its own treatment and if there isn’t an ISBN it won’t get that treatment.
It isn’t that a bookseller requests the ISBN per say, it’s what the ISBN implies (and so what’s behind and beyond that) that’s important to a bookseller.
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I’ve been confused about it from the start. The misleading information out there makes it difficult to know what to do. Now I know the direction I want to go. Thanks for the information.
I was going to leave a comment on her blog, too, but comments are closed.
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Glad it helped Joelle 👍
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For Canadians, like myself, obtaining an ISBN is free. I suppose that takes the sting out of the fact that our Canadian Dollar is only worth about $0.58 on the U.S. Dollar (at least in for now). Thanks, Chris.
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Welcome Tracy 👍😃🐵
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Part of the deal is to contribute two copies of each book to Library and Archives Canada (our national library). I don’t think they enforce that, but the idea is that works of Canadian literature — creation of which is what the free ISBNs are intended to encourage — should be represented there.
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Hi Audrey, I thought it was one copy. So in the end, we do pay for the ISBN. And I’ve heard it’s quite a serious offense not to send a copy (or copies) to the Library and Archives Canada. I appreciate you letting me know. 🙂
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Last time I requested a new batch of ISBNs, I got a reminder of that obligation, and I’m sure it specified two copies (only one of an ebook, I would think).
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Thank you, Audrey 🙂
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Pressed this to Just Can’t Help Writing. I read a post where an expert on indie publishing told readers it would cost more than $300 to get an ISBN. Having gotten mine from Smashwords, I couldn’t help wondering what he was talking about. This article helps clear that up. Thanks for sharing it!
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Thanks Virginia 👍😃
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Well, would you ever wonder whether your book actually needs a credits page?
A book has many parts, and every parts has a reason to be there. The ISBN is a part of a professionally produced book and I think every book should have one.
I’m a bookseller. If a printed material doesn’t have an ISBN we don’t consider it a book. Sometimes, we cater it anyway, but in a different way than a book. Even on a tax matter, a book has its own treatment and if there isn’t an ISBN it won’t get that treatment.
It isn’t that a bookseller requests the ISBN per say, it’s what the ISBN implies (and so what’s behind and beyond that) that’s important to a bookseller.
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Great point! 👍😃
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