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Do You Need an ISBN?

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Your book is written, rewritten and edited, congratulations. Now is the time to decide what you want to do with your body of work and to decide if you need an ISBN number for your book.

If you choose to go the traditional route and get yourself a publishing house, this is not something you will need to worry about as your publishing house will deal with all of that for you. If you chose to go the independent route then it’s up to you to sort this out.

So what is an ISBN number?

ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. It is the code used to identify your book used by libraries, bookshops & all vendors. It is now a 13 number code (pre 2007 they were 10 digits).

Do you need an ISBN number?

If you want to sell your book to the public then yes…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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