Comments on: ISBN – How to Decode it

By: Walt Shiel

Walt Shiel — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:49:06 +0000

Just click on the “ISBNs” link at the top of the page and take the time to read the list of blog posts I have made that cover everything you need to know (and then some) about ISBNs.

By: Carole Crosby

Carole Crosby — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:17:23 +0000

I am totally clueless about ISBN’s other than to know they’rerequired on books. Are ISBN’s only differentiated by publisher not country ?

If I expect to sell on a POD basis, what must I watch out for if I go with Create Space ? Other than not being able to have my printing done by another printer for my current book, what’s the problem if any ? I see that being taken over by a large publishing house essentially isn’t a problem.

What difference does it make whatever ISBN number you have ? Please spell it out to the blonde. Despite being clueless I am very eager to learn the ins and outs of the publishing industry.

By: Walt Shiel

Walt Shiel — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:44:42 +0000

No sweat. Here they are:

ISBN-10
0-9715137-0-8
0-9715137-1-6
0-9715137-2-4
0-9715137-3-2
0-9715137-4-0
0-9715137-5-9
0-9715137-6-7
0-9715137-7-5
0-9715137-8-3
0-9715137-9-1

ISBN-13
978-0-9715137-0-9
978-0-9715137-1-6
978-0-9715137-2-3
978-0-9715137-3-0
978-0-9715137-4-7
978-0-9715137-5-4
978-0-9715137-6-1
978-0-9715137-7-8
978-0-9715137-8-5
978-0-9715137-9-2

I can do that because the numbers within any block follow and pattern and the final digit (a check digit) is generated by applying a simple formula.

Merry Christmas!

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:26:32 +0000

Q. I purchased a block of 10 numbers about 10 years ago and never used them. Now I want to use them, but I only have the first-number of my block 0971513708. How can I find out what the other 9 numbers of my block are? Thank you

By: The Hyphen As Subterfuge « Nuptial Vowels

The Hyphen As Subterfuge « Nuptial Vowels — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:08:50 +0000

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