Comments on: ISBN for Self-Publishers: Answers to 20 of your Questions 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/ A Lawyer's Thoughts on Authors, Self-Publishing and Traditional Publishing Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:09:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 By: Linda A. 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-26022 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:24:18 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-26022 Yeah, can you all be quiet. Let’s not give Amazon any more monopoly ideas. BTW, I’m about to Kindlize, but I’m giving the ebook one of my ISBNs even though Amazon doesn’t need one. Because each type of format should have its own ISBN, in my books at least.

]]> By: Christian K 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25980 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:27:02 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25980 Author Guild Memo-of-Doom incoming: ASINs, made with puppies or just causes cancer? The truthiness of Turow!

]]> By: Melissa 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25858 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:07:29 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25858 Wow, I’m glad you told me! I thought it might have been a TV network or something.

]]> By: Melissa 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25857 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:58:42 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25857 LOL! Good point!

]]> By: David Gaughran 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25853 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:25:36 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25853 Wait, wait, wait. Only one place you can get ISBNs? And the prices are really high? Almost sounds like one of those monopoly things that we should be worried about if Amazon ever get control of this industry. Hold on a second! I’ve figured it all out!

Amazon’s ASINs are free!!! How can Bowker compete? This predatory pricing from Amazon must be stopped. Because if Amazon, with their horrible free pricing, ever got control of this market they might one day… charge as much as Bowker!

]]> By: Anthea Lawson 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25844 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:19:17 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25844 Some Norwegian playwright, I think… ;)

]]> By: Josh 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25807 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:36:36 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25807 DWS uses CreateSpace (owned by Amazon) to make his print copies and they give you the option to use a free CreateSpace ISBN or assign your own ISBN that you purchased separately. DWS uses the free ISBN provided by CreateSpace.

]]> By: Melissa 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25793 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:56:42 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25793 But if you’re selling like Hocking or Chan, then you won’t have to worry about getting on a list. People will be talking about you anyway. Just MHO. :)

]]> By: PA Wilson 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25792 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:54:43 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25792 Getting free ISBNs is one of the reasons I decided to go the self pub route.

]]> By: Melissa 03/2012/isbn-for-self-publishers-answers-to-20-of-your-questions/#comment-25788 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:43:19 +0000 ?p=16674#comment-25788 I agree with PG. The ISBN system is expensive and outmoded. IMHO, it won’t be very long before it is completely gone altogether.

When I published my books, I didn’t even bother with ISBN and I’m not sure if I ever will. I suppose it depends on if I want to make a print version of the books available, which I haven’t done yet. I’ve been waiting and watching. From what I’ve seen, I don’t think it will be worth my time or money to do it. I might do it for my family, friends, or readers if they ask for a print version of the books but other than that, no.

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