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ISBNs are not assigned to magazines, academic journals or other periodicals. However, if a single issue of a periodical is being sold as a book, then that issue alone may be assigned an ISBN.…
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The ISBN is intended for a monographic publication: text that stands on its own as a product, whether printed, audio or electronic. ISBNs are never assigned to music, performances or images, such as a…
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No, all ISBNs are international. They are merely assigned locally.…
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No. All ISBNs are international. There is no such thing as a US ISBN. ISBNs are international, but assigned locally.…
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The purpose of the ISBN is to establish and identify one title or edition of a title from one specific publisher and is unique to that edition, allowing for more efficient marketing of products by boo…
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