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Old 11-29-2009, 09:31 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
Is this really what you meant to say... or did you mean to say:

"The idea of a single ISBN for each format of a given eBook is a bad idea."

???

I think 1 ISBN for a book title is plenty fine. What is the different what digital format it is in. I never understood separate ISBN for Hardbook vs Paperback Vs Trade either. It just seems silly and a way for whom ever hands out the ISBNs to make money.

Sure, each edition can be a different ISBN, but if the content is the same, what difference does it make what the media format it is delivered in?

BOb
I do like the idea of a single ISBN number for a given book with say a letter at the end designating which format it is in. That means only paying for one ISBN number and then getting the ISBN to be able to differentiate from the different versions.
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