[bksvol-discuss] Re: ISBN numbers was Re: more newbie questions
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:40:13 -0700 (PDT)
Yes, ISBNs are particular to specific books; I don't know about printings but
yes, editions. They are an identification. If you google ISBN you'll find an
interesting explanation of what the numbers mean and why they now exist (it's
too long to explain here. smile)
Cindy
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--- On Sun, 7/26/09, Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Soronel Haetir <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more newbie questions
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009, 11:26 AM
But is an ISBN particular to a particular printing?
As an example, I would expect all of the three volume Balintine Books
printings of The Lord of the Rings to share an ISBN, but the various
single volume printings would have their own. I would also of course
expect different ISBNs to get assigned for different revisions of the
same book.
I ask out of curiosity about putting an ISBN for a later printing on a
scan of an older book. If someone is actually doing an ISBN search I
would think it more helpful for an older printing that has been
scanned to come up than for nothing to match.
On 7/26/09, Shelley L. Rhodes <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ISBNs weren't common until 1972 or so. So a lot of the older books just
> won't have them.
>
>
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> From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 1:32 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] more newbie questions
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>
>> The book I am proofing does not appear to have an ISBN on the copyright
>> page; is that unusual for a 1944 book?
>>
>> It appears tabs/indents are only 2 spaces in this scan for new paragraphs
>> with no empty lines in between paragraphs. To my eye, that makes it hard
>> to
>> read on a computer screen. Is that standard? I would love to use my tab
>> key, but I am thinking that is like 5 spaces. Or, add a blank line
>> between
>> paragraphs. FWIW, my eye sees text as my husband and daughter, both
>> physically handicapped, do, since they read actual text instead of using
>> text to speech. Sometimes I forget to think about ramifications to people
>> who are blind. I know sometimes the two are in conflict. <smile>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Valerie
>>
>> Please pray for Doug's Dad & visit his website:
>>
>> http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/billkoonce
>>
>>
>>
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