Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-15 Thread eckinator
2010/10/2 paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: and isbn is. A dyslexic Norwegian playwright. HAR! Very good. A two-part MARK! very good indeed - reminds me of an oldie but goldie: what does a dyslexic agnostic insomniac do at night? sit

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-03 Thread Mark Roberts
David Parsons wrote: Why would you get an ISBN if you are self publishing a single book? The most common reason is to get it sold on Amazon.com or other book store. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML,

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-03 Thread Mark Roberts
mike wilson wrote: David Parsons wrote: Why would you get an ISBN if you are self publishing a single book? It isn't called vanity publishing for nothing. It's called vanity publishing because one usually does it in vain. But hope springs eternal, doesn't it? ;-) My local book shops don't

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
From: David J Brooks and isbn is. Colour me stupid International Standard Book Number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number Google ISBN 9781450709507 Not knowing something don't make you stupid. Not asking when you don't know does. That reminded me

RE: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-03 Thread Tanya Love
www.lovebytes.com.au m: 0458 006 740 -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Saturday, 2 October 2010 12:18 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: ISBN and self-published books The trouble with getting an ISBN

RE: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-02 Thread Bob W
From: David J Brooks and isbn is. Colour me stupid International Standard Book Number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number Google ISBN 9781450709507 Not knowing something don't make you stupid. Not asking when you don't know does. Indeed. But that

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-02 Thread Mark Roberts
David J Brooks wrote: and isbn is. Improvisational Spelling, Brooks Notation. Oh wait, it's really International Standard Book Number. It's a number you assign to a book that makes it part of the international catalogue of published works. It's needed if you hope for any kind of distribution

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
paul stenquist wrote: On Oct 1, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 6:11 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: and isbn is. A dyslexic Norwegian playwright. HAR! Very good. A two-part MARK! damn! why didnt' I beat you to that! ann

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-02 Thread David Parsons
Why would you get an ISBN if you are self publishing a single book? On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: The trouble with getting an ISBN for your self-published photo book (or any other kind of book) is that you have to either buy a lot of 10 or pay a

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-02 Thread mike wilson
David Parsons wrote: Why would you get an ISBN if you are self publishing a single book? It isn't called vanity publishing for nothing. On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: The trouble with getting an ISBN for your self-published photo book (or any

ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-01 Thread Mark Roberts
The trouble with getting an ISBN for your self-published photo book (or any other kind of book) is that you have to either buy a lot of 10 or pay a premium price to get just one. Anyway, I have a couple of projects in the works so I thought I'd bite the bullet and get 10. If any PDMLers have a

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-01 Thread David J Brooks
and isbn is. Colour me stupid Dave On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: The trouble with getting an ISBN for your self-published photo book (or any other kind of book) is that you have to either buy a lot of 10 or pay a premium price to get just one.

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-01 Thread mike wilson
David J Brooks wrote: and isbn is. International standard book number, an international system for registering, tracing and tracking books. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number Colour me stupid Dave On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Mark Roberts

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-01 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 6:11 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: and isbn is. A dyslexic Norwegian playwright. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-01 Thread paul stenquist
On Oct 1, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 6:11 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: and isbn is. A dyslexic Norwegian playwright. HAR! Very good. A two-part MARK! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: ISBN and self-published books

2010-10-01 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks and isbn is. Colour me stupid International Standard Book Number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number Google ISBN 9781450709507 Not knowing something don't make you stupid. Not asking when you don't know does. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail