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June 16, 2009
Career Skills | Careers & Education

How do I get an ISBN number?

    Published: 06-16-2009
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    Description

    American Literary Press owner James Frey describes the process of procuring an ISBN number for your book.

    Transcript

    Host: How do I get an ISBN number?

    Jim Frey: ISBN numbers can be acquired by authors individually by contacting the company that controls the numbering system. Most ISBN numbers are acquired through relationship with a publisher who procures the ISBN number on the author's behalf.

    Videos in this Series

    1

    What is required by publishers to get my book in print?

    2

    If I have a hand written manuscript, what should I do?

    3

    How do I decide what the title of my book should be and how important is it?

    4

    What are the types of binding available from publishers and what do they look like?

    5

    What options exist for designing the book cover?

    6

    What is an ISBN number?

    7

    How do I get an ISBN number?

    8

    If I market my book, what should the retail price be?

    9

    What other information do I need on the book cover?

    10

    I’ve never written a book before. What are the major challenges that I will face?

    11

    Given the challenges, why should I even consider writing a book?