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Nope, not just with us, Mark.
In fact, we originally fell for it -- like the dumbos we can sometimes be -- and assigned individual ISBNs for each ebook format of our titles until the agencies were challenged by bigger houses, withdrew and very quickly agreed that a single ISBN (though separate from hardback and paperback, of course) would cover all ebook editions in all formats.
Saves a wee house a wee fortune, and a bigger house a bigger fortune.
Kid ya not; unnecessary, mate. For instance, try searching an ebook by ISBN alone and you'll see how effective the one-code-for-all system actually is. Works like a charm -- as do all fairly bought and sold ISBNs.
But thanks for the chance to explain. Much appreciated. Here's even more Karma to ya for helping a few others dodge a commercial and discredited ploy. Cheers. Neil
Last edited by neilmarr; 04-07-2011 at 11:03 AM.
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