Publishing
Plan ISBNs and book metadata
Keep identifiers, format details, descriptions, categories, and rights coordinated.How to do it
- 1
Decide which person or publishing entity will own each ISBN.
- 2
Assign a distinct ISBN to each format that is marketed as a separate product, where required.
- 3
Complete title, contributor, edition, series, language, audience, subject, territorial, price, and publication fields.
- 4
Verify that the cover barcode and exported metadata identify the same edition.