What is an ISBN and who actually owns it?
The ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, is an identification number that is unique for every book. A book’s ISBN can almost always be found on the back cover, and it is usually accompanied by a bar code that shows the ISBN number and the book price. (The bar code is used for inventory and checkout by most U.S. retailers.) The first several digits of an ISBN usually designate the book’s publisher. iUniverse ISBNs begin with 0-595. This indicates to a retailer that the book is an iUniverse title. Because an iUniverse ISBN will be assigned to your book, if (at a later date) you republish the book elsewhere you will want to use a different ISBN.
