performs many of the following services.

1.    ISBN List of Services & Fees

You must have a publishing business to apply.

 See isbn.org.

REGULAR PROCESSING
(15 business days turnaround)

ISBN price list (the categories below include the combined processing fees and registration fees):

10 ISBNs:  $269.95
100 ISBNs:  $914.95
1000 ISBNs:  $1429.95
10,000 ISBNs:  $3449.95*

* Selecting this block will entitle you to Express Processing (24 business hour turnaround)

SELECTING BAR CODES:

The EAN-13 bar codes are the bar code translations for ISBNs. Most bookstores, distributors, and industry related sectors require EAN-13 bar codes on books and book type products.

Bar code price list:

1-5 bar codes:  $25 per bar code
(i.e. 3 bar codes at $25 per unit will total $75)

6-10 bar codes:  $23 per bar code
(i.e. 6 bar codes at $23 per unit will total $138)

11-100 bar codes:  $21 per bar code
(i.e. 11 bar codes at $21 per unit will total $231)

2.    List in Bowker's "Books in Print"

Register your publishing business

1. Go to the BowkerLink home page: http://www.bowkerlink.com
2. From the home page click on Books In Print® or Ulrich's Periodicals Directory™ directly below CHOOSE A DATABASE (depending on the database you are trying to access).
3. From the log in screen click on .
4. Read the Statement of Use and click on I Agree if you wish to continue to register.
5. On the next screen, you will need to type in your Publisher Name (note that entering the 1st word or two is sufficient and often more effective) and then click on the search button below the Publisher Name line (please follow the search examples). A list (or possibly just your company) will display. Click on your company to display the registration form.
6. Fill in the registration form and submit it. You will receive back your password by e-mail (note it may take up to 3 business days to activate your password). If you do not receive an e-mail with your password within a reasonable time please e-mail us at bip.bowkerlink@bowker.com or at ulrichs.bowkerlink@bowker.com.

Add the new book.

1. Once your username and password are active go to the BowkerLink home page at http://www.bowkerlink.com and select Books In Print® or Ulrich's Periodicals Directory™ (depending on the database you are trying to access) directly below CHOOSE A DATABASE to get to the log in screen.
2. Enter your username and password and select to access the Search Item screen. Here you can enter your search criteria for existing titles on our file or select ADD ITEM to add new titles. To update existing titles, enter one of the search criteria (ISBN, ISSN, title, etc.) and then press the Search button found below the criteria.
3. Search results will be displayed for any matches found. To view one of the results, press the red arrow to the left of the item. The full record information will be displayed. On this screen you may apply updates. You must press Submit to save your updates. To add titles, select ADD ITEM found in the upper right half of the screen. You will receive a blank form to fill in. It is suggested you search the ISBN or ISSN prior to adding the new title to be sure we do not already have the information on file. Press Submit when you have entered all of the information for that title.

3.    Get a Library of Congress Control Number

See pcn.loc.gov

To obtain Library of Congress card numbers for your forthcoming books, you must first complete the Application to Participate and obtain an account number and password. The account number and password will provide you access to the appropriate form for requesting Library of Congress card numbers.

PCN policy is to provide only one account number for each participating publisher. Particularly large houses may warrant exception to this policy. Those houses should contact their Publisher Liaison for further guidance upon establishing their first account.

4.    Register Copyright

See copyright.gov

Copyright Secured Automatically upon Creation

The way in which copyright protection is secured is frequently misunderstood. No publication or registration or other action in the Copyright Office is required to secure copyright.

Copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, and a work is “created” when it is fixed in a copy or phonorecord for the first time. “Copies” are material objects from which a work can be read or visually perceived either directly or with the aid of a machine or device, such as books, manuscripts, sheet music, film, videotape, or microfilm. “Phonorecords” are material objects embodying fixations of sounds (excluding, by statutory definition, motion picture soundtracks), such as cassette tapes, CDs, or LPs. Thus, for example, a song (the “work”) can be fixed in sheet music (“copies”) or in phonograph disks (“phonorecords”), or both.

Copyright Registration

In general, copyright registration is a legal formality intended to make a public record of the basic facts of a particular copyright. However, registration is not a condition of copyright protection. Even though registration is not a requirement for protection, the copyright law provides several inducements or advantages to encourage copyright owners to make registration.

See copyright.gov for those advantages, and to apply for registration.

5.    Select BISAC Code

See bisg.org

Determine the major heading which best describes the content of your book.  Select a sub-heading within that category for a more specific description of the subject matter.

For a recent book on Entrepreneurship, we chose a major heading of

• Business & Economics

Here is a sampler of sub-headings:

BUS039000    BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics

BUS044000    BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics

BUS069030    BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory

BUS024000    BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Education

BUS025000    BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship

BUS099000    BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics

This classification helps booksellers to properly place and display your book, and is often required by booksellers.

6.    Design a Marketing Campaign

For more on marketing see the "sell-sheet" and  press-release for our book, and a sample media interview.