Jan 07
What is an ISBN?
Posted by Children's Books on Thursday Jan 7, 2010 Under Self-Publish
The International Standard Book Number is a unique 13-digit number assigned to books and other booklike materials for international publishing to specify a particular book, for tracking and ordering purposes. The principles and procedures for ISBN are in the International Organization for Standardization’s Recommendation 2108. Occasionally, a book may appear without a printed ISBN; however, this is usually later corrected.
The use of ISBN was helpful to book industries since it made their task to be simpler and less complicated.
Publishers who want to apply for ISBN should contact their appropriate National Agency. By filling out an ISBN application form, a registrant agrees that the use of ISBN is subject to the ISBN Terms and Conditions.
