ISBN and bar code
- Thread starter Umgowa
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ISBN purchases from Bowker do not include the bar code. Bowker will happily sell you an ISBN/barcode package.
My cover designer/formatter creates my barcodes for me as part of her design package
My cover designer/formatter creates my barcodes for me as part of her design package
If you're using KDP Print, the online cover tool will create the barcode for you. It actually works fairly well if you have a image you can use for the front cover. I just use the free ISBN provided but you can use a third party ISBN if you want.
Also, the cover template from IngramSpark includes a bar code for you, so you can always generate that template and cut the bar code out of it and use that for free.