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Old 03-05-2017, 02:34 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
There's no such central register. Indeed, there isn't even a central register of ISBNs - every country has it's own range of ISBNs and manages it locally.

But the practical approach is that if it isn't in one of the major stores, and doesn't turn up in an author-run store via a google search, then there isn't a legitimate ebook version.
This is the solution that I use, and even this isn't completely reliable since Amazon seem to operate on a trust system, i.e. they don't go out of their way to validate if the person uploading the ebook has the actual rights to the book. But the vast majority of times, dodgy ebooks get removed as soon as someone complains about it.

You pays your money, you take your chances.
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