ISBN
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I curious as to whether these sales figures include ebooks that don't have an ISBN.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2016
Some costs are simply table stakes; you’ll need an ISBN, for instance, the number that identifies the book to any retailer or distributor.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2014
My book was assigned its own unique ISBN: 978-3-659-46676-2.
From Slate ● Mar. 24, 2014
It’s been very useful, as I can input books either using a bar code scanner, with the ISBN, or manually if they don’t have a bar code or ISBN.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2013
For further information about this poem please see The Assembly of Gods, edited by Jane Chance, published by Medieval Institute Publications, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1999, ISBN: 1580440223, which is also available online at Rochester University.
From The Assemble of Goddes by Anonymous
We should hack ISBNs and create a system that lets us constantly update our e-books and print-to-order physical books in a way that doesn’t break citations, even as it gives readers the most current versions.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2013
Yes, our cunning plan to slow down log-rolling by requesting reviews on our reader review pages was thrown into confusion by a publisher that doesn't use ISBNs and so doesn't appear on our database.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2011
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