http://www.threewestcreative.com/384/license-to-publish-your-isbns-and-you/ Creative Development Blog Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:56:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.threewestcreative.com/384/license-to-publish-your-isbns-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Dan Guyer Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:26:00 +0000 http://www.threewestcreative.com/?p=384#comment-9 The Bowker website clearly states that those two companies do not report the author as the Publisher. Even if they did, reporting and owning are two different things. Both of those companies can decide to take the book out of print and there is nothing the Author can do about it. The Bowker website clearly states that those two companies do not report the author as the Publisher. Even if they did, reporting and owning are two different things. Both of those companies can decide to take the book out of print and there is nothing the Author can do about it.

]]> http://www.threewestcreative.com/384/license-to-publish-your-isbns-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Angie Kelly Pheifer Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:05:26 +0000 http://www.threewestcreative.com/?p=384#comment-8 Good ideas here, but there are just a few issues to clarify. First, the first part of an ISBN identifies the country, area or language area, so authors purchasing ISBNs from Japan should be aware of this fact. Second, while it's true that on-demand, non-traditional publishers typically report themselves as the publisher of record, it is not always the case. In fact, both Wordclay and Lulu offer ISBNs that report the author as the publisher (whatever company imprint name the author chooses). Good ideas here, but there are just a few issues to clarify. First, the first part of an ISBN identifies the country, area or language area, so authors purchasing ISBNs from Japan should be aware of this fact. Second, while it’s true that on-demand, non-traditional publishers typically report themselves as the publisher of record, it is not always the case. In fact, both Wordclay and Lulu offer ISBNs that report the author as the publisher (whatever company imprint name the author chooses).

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