ISBN
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Perhaps, he said, someone had inserted a “dummy” bar code and ISBN, so that, say, the publisher and art director could see what the finished product would look like.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
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
People could search Amazon’s online catalog by author, title, subject, date or ISBN.
From The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) by Lebert, Marie
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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