How to Assign Your Book’s ISBN with Bowker (A Guide for Self-Publishing Authors)

All printed novels need an ISBN. If you decide to buy your own, you’ll have to do it through Bowker. Here’s how to assign an ISBN for your self-published book.

0:00 Intro
0:17 Assigning your title
2:15 Step 1: Title & Cover
3:24 Step 2: Contributors
4:19 Step 3: Format & Size
7:27 Step 4: Sales & Pricing
10:33 Wrap-up

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