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Identifier Best Practices

This best practices post is a component of the PIP Program which is being developed with the intention of combating any mainstream stigma associated with self, or independent, publishing that exists in the market place.

We have created this post to gather input on criteria associated with this topic and its place within the PIP certification process.

We would like to encourage you to contribute your opinion, advice, and expertise on this subject, as a way to help the independent publishing community establish a qualitative process of evalutation for the PIP Program.

If you are interested in contributing to other topics associated with independent publishing, please visit the PIP index and do not hesitate to participate by contributing to those topics that are of interest to you:http://www.spannet.org/page/pip-input-criteria

To learn more and to read, or critique, the current PIP statement of purpose, visit: http://www.spannet.org/group/PIPcertification/forum/topics/pip-stat...

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Permalink Reply by Pavarti K. Tyler on June 27, 2011 at 7:38am

That's the business name right? Like I'm publishing as Pavarti K. Tyler but the publisher will be Fighting Monkey Press?

Permalink Reply by Bradley Flora on June 29, 2011 at 2:26pm

Pavarti,

Actually, in this case, Identifier are referring to numbers assigned to a book by a governing body, like an LCCN or ISBN.

In that regard, an ISBN best practice for an independent, or self, publisher would be to maintain control of the ISBN by not publishing with a vanity press or other company that would accept payment to publish a manuscript in exchange for ownership of the ISBN.

Permalink Reply by Pavarti K. Tyler on June 29, 2011 at 2:28pm

ahh agreed, best practice is definitely to purchase your own ISBNs and maintain full control.

Permalink Reply by Erica Manfred on July 2, 2011 at 10:31am

I agree that a best practice should be the author owning the ISBN. However, Kindle books don't use ISBN's. IMHO authors should not be sharing Kindle profits with anyone. It's free to upload a file to Kindle so we should be the ones who control the price and get the proceeds.

Permalink Reply by Brad Poulson on September 27, 2011 at 7:06am

So buyers can find the different forms of your book, a publishing best practice is to assign a new ISBN to each different form your book takes (e.g. translations, print book hard cover, print book soft cover, eBook ePub, eBook Mobi, audio books, etc.).

For additional information about why you want to own at least 10 ISBN’s visit SPAN’s FAQ that was written by our friends at Creative Minds Press: http://www.spannet.org/page/faq-the-next-step#ISBN

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