![]() ![]() ![]() This is useful to know when creating eBooks and entering in the publisher’s information. However, if you are self-publishing, you do have the option of using an ISBN assigned by your publishing service company (e.g.,, CreateSpace or Kobo), in this case this company will appear as the publisher of record. If you are going down the traditional publisher route, your publisher will be your book’s publisher of record. Or if you are creating a new version of your title in a different language. If you are changing to a different publisher, they will require a new ISBN. These include making substantial changes that would qualify as a new edition of your book. In addition to the reasons mentioned above, it may also be necessary to apply for a new ISBN for other reasons. On Januthe ISBN system switched to a 13-digit format. This allows for more efficient marketing of tiles by booksellers, libraries, universities, wholesalers, and distributors.įun fact: For more than thirty years, ISBNs were 10 digits long. The purpose of the ISBN is to establish and identify one title or edition of a title, from one specific publisher and is unique to that edition. Publishers purchase ISBNs from affiliates of the International ISBN Agency, and then the ISBN is assigned to each separate edition of a title intended for print or publication. It is a numeric, commercial, book identifier, that is intended to be unique. ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number.
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