How to Get an ISBN Number
Find your local ISBN agency., Click on the URL link., Click the gigantic orange "Get your ISBN TODAY" button., Fill out the form.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find your local ISBN agency.
Open your browser, and enter http://www.isbn-international.org/agency.
Click on the '-- select group agency
-- menu.
It lists virtually every country in the world.
Select your local agency.
We'll pick United States for our example.
We see for our local agency, that the R.R.
Bowker company in New Jersey is our "local agent," even though they are located on the opposite coast.
It lists an address, phone and fax numbers, a contact name, plus email and web addresses. -
Step 2: Click on the URL link.
You will be taken to an eye-catching website where you can learn all about the what, why, and how of ISBN numbers, which you are free to peruse as long as your eyes can handle it.
For our purposes, we will jump right to getting an ISBN. , This takes you to another page with a little more information about ISBNs.
Feel free to peruse that at your leisure, or go directly to their ISBN purchase page.
From here, you can buy as many ISBN numbers as you think you will need.
Important: you will need a separate ISBN for each version of the book you publish.
That includes hard cover, paperbacks, ePubs, PDFs, apps, and second editions. , You can buy the ISBN before you need it, and when it's time to publish, log on to the Agency website and fill out the form and the information.
Note that this information is for the U.S.
ISBN agency.
Prices and procedures will vary depending on your region.
If you're not in the U.S., the first step will take you where you need to go. -
Step 3: Click the gigantic orange "Get your ISBN TODAY" button.
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Step 4: Fill out the form.
Detailed Guide
Open your browser, and enter http://www.isbn-international.org/agency.
Click on the '-- select group agency
-- menu.
It lists virtually every country in the world.
Select your local agency.
We'll pick United States for our example.
We see for our local agency, that the R.R.
Bowker company in New Jersey is our "local agent," even though they are located on the opposite coast.
It lists an address, phone and fax numbers, a contact name, plus email and web addresses.
You will be taken to an eye-catching website where you can learn all about the what, why, and how of ISBN numbers, which you are free to peruse as long as your eyes can handle it.
For our purposes, we will jump right to getting an ISBN. , This takes you to another page with a little more information about ISBNs.
Feel free to peruse that at your leisure, or go directly to their ISBN purchase page.
From here, you can buy as many ISBN numbers as you think you will need.
Important: you will need a separate ISBN for each version of the book you publish.
That includes hard cover, paperbacks, ePubs, PDFs, apps, and second editions. , You can buy the ISBN before you need it, and when it's time to publish, log on to the Agency website and fill out the form and the information.
Note that this information is for the U.S.
ISBN agency.
Prices and procedures will vary depending on your region.
If you're not in the U.S., the first step will take you where you need to go.
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