Question on EBooks, ISBNs and so forth

by izee
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So, I had hired some contractors to write a few books for me. Now I want to be able to sell them and by the looks of it, it seems I should get ISBN numbers for them. Is that a very expensive thing to do? Is it worth getting directly or having it done thru a company? Is it worth being self published?
I am very new to this arena and would like advice please.
#ebooks #isbns #question
  • Profile picture of the author JensSteyaert
    I don't think you even need an isbn number to sell an ebook in many places. I think it depends on the place you want to sell it and will need to look at their terms to see if you need one to list it there.
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  • Profile picture of the author granola
    Hey,

    I'm self published and it was very easy and worthwhile.

    Checkout Createspace.com, I believe you can get an ISBN number for free from them.

    There's tons of info, pretty much everything you need to know in there...

    https://www.createspace.com
    https://www.createspace.com/Products...arch_type=SITE

    Have fun publishing!

    Charlesk
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  • Profile picture of the author marketingva
    Hi,

    I got a free ISBN from Smashwords for my e-books.

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  • Profile picture of the author scrofford
    I don't really see the need if you're selling ebooks. Now if you are going to publish a physical book, then that's a different story. But if you are going to sell an ebook, having an ISBN number is really not needed. I think it's more important to come up with a good sales letter in order to even sell the ebook.
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  • Profile picture of the author GobBluthJD
    If you're only publishing digitally on Amazon, you do not need an ISBN number. They will automatically give your book an ASIN number, and that's all you need.
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