Thread: e-Readers that don't require ISBN's
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Old 02-10-2011, 01:37 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by DMSmillie View Post
Actually, the 2005 ISO standard for ISBNs specifies that every distinct format of a book (including different electronic formats) should be given its own ISBN. The International ISBN Agency published a "position paper" in February 2010 on ebooks and ISBNs which is available online as a PDF:

E-Books and ISBNs: a position paper and action points from the International ISBN Agency
What do you get when you buy one from Smashwords, do you get one for each format or just one for all of them?
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