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Understanding ISBN
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[/URL]Let me see if I can shed some light on ISBN (International Standard Book Number) because there seems to be a lot of confusion about this relatively straightforward subject.
I’ve already posted information about ISBN on my FAQ by Joan page on SlingWords. I’ll add this post to that information also. (See list of pages at the top of the far right sidebar.)
Most of you probably know that I publish on all the popular platforms so I do know something about which I’m talking.
What Writers Need To Know
The International Standard Book Number or ISBN, as it’s popularly called, is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon a 9-digit Standard Book Numbering (SBN) code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Trinity College, Dublin. The number, which was basically for inventory control, was created in 1966 for booksellers and stationers W.H. Smith as well as others.
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by GATEKEEPERS POST STAFF
[/URL]Let me see if I can shed some light on ISBN (International Standard Book Number) because there seems to be a lot of confusion about this relatively straightforward subject.
I’ve already posted information about ISBN on my FAQ by Joan page on SlingWords. I’ll add this post to that information also. (See list of pages at the top of the far right sidebar.)
Most of you probably know that I publish on all the popular platforms so I do know something about which I’m talking.
What Writers Need To Know
The International Standard Book Number or ISBN, as it’s popularly called, is a unique numeric commercial book identifier based upon a 9-digit Standard Book Numbering (SBN) code created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Trinity College, Dublin. The number, which was basically for inventory control, was created in 1966 for booksellers and stationers W.H. Smith as well as others.
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