Self-Owned ISBN - An Independent ISBN which belongs to you that you can use anywhere. $24.99 USD
* An ISBN independent of a Barcode is used for the publication of ebooks. Shoestring Book Publishing will be listed as the publisher. We will enter your ebook's information into the Books in Print Database, which will make your ebook available to thousands of Brick & Mortar retailers, Libraries, & Academic Institutions. You may use this ISBN to publish your ebook to multiple ebook aggregator sites, such as Kindle Direct Publishing, Smashwords, LuLu, ect. When you purchase a publishing package with Shoestring Book Publishing, an ISBN is included for your ebook. If you are designing and uploading / self-publishing your own book to an online self-publishing aggregator, for an ebook it is usually not necessary for you to have your own ISBN. Ebook Aggregators such KDP for instance, will assign you a ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number). Ebook aggregators such as Smashwords & Lulu will offer to provide you with a free ISBN for your ebook, so that you may apply for expanded distribution of your ebook to places such as Barnes&Noble.com. Just know that it is beneficial to have an ISBN assigned to your ebook, and purchasing your own gives you total control over the information entered into the Books in Print Database which we will update for you at any time with 72 hour's notice via email. Also, once an ISBN is assigned to a book, it cannot be assigned to another at a later date and can only be used for publication once.
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* An ISBN independent of a Barcode is used for the publication of ebooks. Shoestring Book Publishing will be listed as the publisher. We will enter your ebook's information into the Books in Print Database, which will make your ebook available to thousands of Brick & Mortar retailers, Libraries, & Academic Institutions. You may use this ISBN to publish your ebook to multiple ebook aggregator sites, such as Kindle Direct Publishing, Smashwords, LuLu, ect. When you purchase a publishing package with Shoestring Book Publishing, an ISBN is included for your ebook. If you are designing and uploading / self-publishing your own book to an online self-publishing aggregator, for an ebook it is usually not necessary for you to have your own ISBN. Ebook Aggregators such KDP for instance, will assign you a ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number). Ebook aggregators such as Smashwords & Lulu will offer to provide you with a free ISBN for your ebook, so that you may apply for expanded distribution of your ebook to places such as Barnes&Noble.com. Just know that it is beneficial to have an ISBN assigned to your ebook, and purchasing your own gives you total control over the information entered into the Books in Print Database which we will update for you at any time with 72 hour's notice via email. Also, once an ISBN is assigned to a book, it cannot be assigned to another at a later date and can only be used for publication once.
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Self-Owned ISBN/Barcode - An independent ISBN that you can use anywhere with a corresponding barcode. 49.99 USD
* An ISBN with a corresponding barcode is used for the publication of a paperback or a hardcover book. For each book format (Paperback, hardcover & ebook) a different ISBN must be assigned. Shoestring Book Publishing will be listed as the publisher. We will enter your books information into the Books In Print Database, which will make your book available to thousands of Brick & Mortar retailers, Libraries, & Academic Institutions. When you purchase a publishing package with Shoestring Book Publishing, an ISBN is included for your paperback and/or hardcover book. If you are designing and uploading/self-publishing your own book to an online self-publishing aggregator, such as CreateSpace for instance, they will assign you a free ISBN number if you choose this option, so that you may apply for expanded distribution of your book to places such as Amazon.com. Just know that it is necessary to have an ISBN/Barcode assigned to your book for distribution on most sites, and purchasing your own ISBN/Barcode gives you total control over the information entered into the Books in Print Database which we will update for you at any time with 72 hours notice via email. Also, once an ISBN is assigned to a book, it cannot be assigned to another at a later date.
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* An ISBN with a corresponding barcode is used for the publication of a paperback or a hardcover book. For each book format (Paperback, hardcover & ebook) a different ISBN must be assigned. Shoestring Book Publishing will be listed as the publisher. We will enter your books information into the Books In Print Database, which will make your book available to thousands of Brick & Mortar retailers, Libraries, & Academic Institutions. When you purchase a publishing package with Shoestring Book Publishing, an ISBN is included for your paperback and/or hardcover book. If you are designing and uploading/self-publishing your own book to an online self-publishing aggregator, such as CreateSpace for instance, they will assign you a free ISBN number if you choose this option, so that you may apply for expanded distribution of your book to places such as Amazon.com. Just know that it is necessary to have an ISBN/Barcode assigned to your book for distribution on most sites, and purchasing your own ISBN/Barcode gives you total control over the information entered into the Books in Print Database which we will update for you at any time with 72 hours notice via email. Also, once an ISBN is assigned to a book, it cannot be assigned to another at a later date.
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