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Official ISBN Agency Channel Partner
Official ISBN Agency Channel Partner
An ISBN uniquely identifies your book as a publisher-registered title. It allows your book to be listed in global databases, sold by retailers, distributed through wholesalers, and tracked for inventory and sales worldwide.
You select the package based on WHERE you plan to sell your books. If you plan to sell on Amazon KDP or in global bookstores, you should always select the Publisher Package. If you are selling direct, on your own website, or in local stores, you can use the Self Publisher Package.
The difference is the imprint (publisher) name registered with your ISBN. The Publisher Package registers the ISBN under your own name or your company’s name, so you are the publisher of record — required if you plan to sell on Amazon KDP, in bookstores, or through wholesalers. The Self Publisher Package uses the generic imprint “Independent Publisher” and suits authors selling direct, on their own website, or in local stores.
Only with the Publisher Package. Because it registers the ISBN under your own imprint name, you can sell everywhere — Amazon KDP, retail bookstores, wholesalers, and your own channels. The Self Publisher Package is intended for selling direct, on your own website, or in local stores.
Immediately after checkout you will receive an email with your ISBN assignment(s) and barcode. You will also receive instructions on how to enter your book data in the Global Books in Print portal.
All book data is entered within book data portal. This is where you will manage your information and also download your barcode files. Aside from a change in title, authors can edit other book data, if necessary. This information is published to global book databases.
ISBNs purchased through the Publisher and Self Publisher Packages include high resolution digital barcode files to be used on the back cover. These print-ready files are vector eps format.
