David Wogahn - Register Your Book: The Essential Guide to ISBNs, Barcodes, Copyright, and LCCNs

In Register Your Book, David Wogahn makes a convincing case for something that those of us who have worked in publishing for a while already know: that registering your bookand doing it properlyis vital to your success as an author. Then he proceeds to break down this often-confusing process in bite-size pieces that even the least publishing-savvy reader will have no difficulty following along with. Straightforward and easy to digest, this is one how-to that every new author or publisher should have in their arsenal!

Brooke Warner, Publisher of She Writes Press and author of Green-Light Your Book: How Writers Can Succeed in the New Era of Publishing

An essential guide to publishing identifiers, their benefits and uses, and (most importantly) what NOT to do. Required reading for every new entrant into book publishingand for those who have been here a while, its never too late to go back to the sound fundamentals that David Wogahn provides here.

Laura Dawson, Numerical Gurus

Does your head hurt from hunting for answers for all of those pesky little questions you have about ISBNs, bar codes, copyright, and library registration? David Wogahn has been my go-to guy for answers on this topic for years now, and Im thrilled that hes provided this information in one concise guide. Keep it close and proceed with confidence in spending your time and dollars to get it done right, the first time.

Carla King, Self-Pub Boot Camp

David Wogahns book offers newly published authors and independent publishers a concise and clear guide to the prepublication process. Anyone looking for information on ISBNs, copyright, and a host of other details for independent publishing needs this book.

Rachelle Yousuf, President, Womens National Book AssociationLos Angeles Chapter

Where was David Wogahn when I was starting out in book publishing? The learning curve is so steep in this business. Not only do you need to know how to design, produce, promote, and distribute a book; you must also be an expert at what Ill call the minutia of publishing. Sure, you could spendand wastedozens of hours figuring out how all this works. But why wouldnt you just read Wogahns book?

Wendy Thomas Russell, Publisher and Co-Founder, Brown Paper Press

It is true that almost anybody today can publish a book in whatever slap-dash fashion they wish. To my mind the test is in the quality of the details, language, and production. A books public life begins with an ISBN. Wogahns Register Your Book starts you off on the right road.

Mike Sager, Editor & Publisher, The Sager Group LLC

This book is a must-have for any author who is considering the self-publishing route. Register Your Book demystifies the confusing labyrinth of copyright registration, ISBN selection, and marketing your book to libraries. Highly recommended.

Christine Pinheiro, President of Defiant Press

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The Essential Guide to ISBNs,
Barcodes, Copyright, and LCCNs

PartnerPress

Carlsbad, California

Register Your Book: The Essential Guide to ISBNs, Barcodes, Copyright, and LCCNs

2019 Edition

2016-2019 David Wogahn, All Rights Reserved.

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Available in these formats:

978-1-944098-11-7 (Paperback)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019944495

Editing: Katie Barry

Cover design: Anton Stefanov Rangelov

Publishing Services: Kerri Esten, AuthorImprints

Audiobook producer: Carter Wogahn

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Contents

The Countdown to Book LaunchTM Series

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