If you are writer with lot of ideas but worried about who would publish them read this which makes it easy to be your own publisher. You might we worried how can you get an ISBN number without the support of the publishing house. I have tried to give inputs on how to be your own publisher. ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number, a unique code that can be assigned to a book. While an ISBN is not required to publish a book, it is a good idea to get one for your book, specially if you want to sell it through standard book distribution channel. ISBNs are allotted to publishers. Earlier ISBNs were allotted only in blocks of 10, 100, 10000. But the good news for self-publishers is that now individual ISBNs can be allotted to the self-publishers too. What more - Getting an ISBN in India is free? You need to send an application to Raja Rammohan Roy National Agency for ISBN. Follow these steps:
· Make sure your book design is done so you know the number of pages.
· Finalize the book cover design.
· Decide on whether you want to publish paperback or hard cover book. If you want to publish both, you need two separate ISBNs for them.
· Decide the retail price of the book
· Download the template application
MS Word Format
Open office format
· Complete the application by inserting the details about your book.
· Include a copy of id proof (PAN card, passport, voter id card etc.), a print out of cover and a self addressed envelope for return communication
· Send the application to the agency at the address mentioned in the template application
Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN, West Block-I, Wing-6, 2nd Floor,Sector -I, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi-110066, Phone: +91-11-23384687
Url : http://www.education.nic.in/bp/ISBN-intro.asp
Before you choose your ISBN, please check out all the relevant information. This is article is just for informational purpose and I have tried to provide the information as accurately as possible. However the blogger is not responsible for any omissions or mistakes that might have come in.
