What is an International Standard Book Number (ISBN)?
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a number that uniquely identifies books and book like products published internationally. The hardcover version should have a different ISBN than the softcover. A corrected printing should have a different ISBN than the original. An audio version should likewise have a different number. How do I get an International Standard Book Number (ISBN)? The U.S. ISBN Agency (not the Library of Congress) is responsible for the assignment of ISBNs to publishers resident in the U.S. and who publish titles in the U.S. The U.S. ISBN agency address is: R. R. Bowker (U.S. ISBN Agency) 630 Central Ave. New Providence, NJ 07974-1154 Phone: (877) 310-7333 Email: info@bowker.com http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/index.asp What is an Library of Congress Control Number? A Library of Congress catalog card number is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collectio
