Publishing

Plan ISBNs and book metadata

Keep identifiers, format details, descriptions, categories, and rights coordinated.

How to do it

  1. 1

    Decide which person or publishing entity will own each ISBN.

  2. 2

    Assign a distinct ISBN to each format that is marketed as a separate product, where required.

  3. 3

    Complete title, contributor, edition, series, language, audience, subject, territorial, price, and publication fields.

  4. 4

    Verify that the cover barcode and exported metadata identify the same edition.

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