Featherstone 
Why ISBNs Matter for Indie Authors
November 7, 2024
You might not even notice it but that little technical-looking barcode on the back of every book can be crucial to a book’s success. It’s called an ISBN, and understanding what ISBN’s are and can do is important to self-published authors.
Owning your own ISBN is one of the benefits of being an indie author, but how do authors procure and manage them to ensure visibility for your book in book selling and library systems around the world?
That’s why I include plenty of information on ISBN’s in Look-It’s Your Book! and why on the latest Self-Publishing Advice and Inspirations Podcast, Michael La Ronn and I delve in deep to explore all things ISBN.
Tune in to find out:
- What ISBN’s are.
- Why ISBN’s are important to authors and the publishing industry/booksellers/librarians.
- The benefits of owning your own ISBN compared to a publisher or publishing service owning them.
- Where to get ISBN’s from in your country.
- Associated costs with ISBN purchases and how to minimise them.
- Allocation of ISBN’s to different formats.
- How ISBN’s work across the ecosystem.
- What an Amazon ASIN is in comparison to an ISBN.
- How to manage your ISBN’s and how to update the metadata behind them.
- More about ALLi’s ultimate guide to ISBN’s.
and plenty more.