Alright, Bowker and Amazon will sell you ISBN's for $99-$125 a piece....is there anywhere I can go to, to purchase them cheaper? I mean they're just codes, so how expensive can they be? Does it matter that I'm in Canada and not the US?
Purchasing an ISBN
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I thought ISBNs were free in Canada. Did you Google it? Here's a link I found. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ciss-ssci/index-e.html
It does matter that you're in Canada; Google a bit more, but I bookmarked this a while ago:
http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.com/2010/05/getting-your-free-isbn-in-canada.html
http://randolphlalonde.blogspot.com/2010/05/getting-your-free-isbn-in-canada.html
They are free...but its a government run office. And bureaucracy is always a problem. I wanted believe it or not to publish my book tomorrow but I guess that's not likely to be possible. I already did register on that office for an account but they said it would take 7-10 business days just to do that!
I'd rather pay a few bucks to get a fast one, but I want it to be a REAL ISBN but not too expensive. Lets face it, authors aren't rich before publishing so money is always an issue.
I'd rather pay a few bucks to get a fast one, but I want it to be a REAL ISBN but not too expensive. Lets face it, authors aren't rich before publishing so money is always an issue.
If you want to appear as the publisher of record you can only buy ISBNs from the organisation which issues them, as they are registered to the purchaser.
If you've only just found out about ISBNs then I suspect you're not properly prepared to publish: please don't rush at this. It's better to do it properly than to make mistakes which might well come back and bite you.
If you've only just found out about ISBNs then I suspect you're not properly prepared to publish: please don't rush at this. It's better to do it properly than to make mistakes which might well come back and bite you.
What is this? I expect better behavior especially from someone with an admin account.
Back to the topic at hand, I am doing my research, which why I am non this forum, asking questions. I'm already having enough pressure and don't need the blatantly obvious and arrogance and lecturing of others pushing down on me. All I am here for is asking questions.
moving on.....
Anyone know of any other sources of ISBN numbers that are reliable and verifiable? I know Canadians can get theirs for free, but it may literally take weeks just to do it. ISBNs are government runs and after we all have had our joyous experiences at post offices and DMV's bureaucracy is something most people dread.
Anyone know of any other reliable sources for ISBN numbers which are affordable? Writers aren't rich when we start.
Anyone know of any other sources of ISBN numbers that are reliable and verifiable? I know Canadians can get theirs for free, but it may literally take weeks just to do it. ISBNs are government runs and after we all have had our joyous experiences at post offices and DMV's bureaucracy is something most people dread.
Anyone know of any other reliable sources for ISBN numbers which are affordable? Writers aren't rich when we start.
I'll tell you what it is, Mr Coven. It's the sound of you earning yourself a five-day ban for being rude to our Admin, after she objected to your being rude to me.
And for being rude to people who are trying to help you. I'll give you a clue: that's not going to work well here.
I already answered that question. You know, in the post you responded to like this:
I'll repeat my response in the hope that you'll understand it this time:
I hope that's clear.
How nice for you. I'm going to free you to gorge yourself on the Kindle boards.
You're not welcome here.
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You may not realize it now, but this comment was incredibly disrespectful. You signed up as a member of AW to ask questions and receive help. When you didn't receive the response you expected, you disrespected another member. A member who is also a moderator. Then you said this:
How likely do you think that makes any of us to want to help you?
I hope you seriously take a step back and realize how you're coming across. It doesn't bode well for you.
ETA: It doesn't bode well at all, I see.
The op was rude, but the topic might be something another AWer is interested in, so I will say that it's very easy for Canadians to get ISBNs. There is no bureaucracy. You open an account - took 2 days for me - and you fill out the log sheet and are given the ISBN instantly.
If the OP had been arsed enough to read, the complete procedure was provided in the third post in the thread:
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