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According to International ISBN Agency, an ISBN is essentially a product identifier used by publishers, booksellers, libraries, internet retailers and other supply chain participants for ordering, listing, sales records and stock control purposes.

Importance of ISBNs include:

1. ISBN is your book’s identity in the global market
2. You want your books in the global supply chain? ISBN is the key.
3. Most recognized bookshops won’t feature your book without an ISBN

Want to read further? Read the 5 Reasons you should never publish your book without an ISBN.

❗️Do you know that only the National Library of Nigeria is authorized to issue ISBNs in Nigeria? Get your facts right first.

Yes. Which means 2 books cannot have the same ISBN. In fact, the e-book and paperback version of the same book should carry different ISBNs.

As each title from an author carries a unique ISBN, so should different formats of the same book.

On most books, the ISBN can be found on the back cover, next to the barcode. If a book doesn’t show the ISBN on the back cover, look on the page featuring the copyright and publisher information and the ISBN will be found there.

An ISBN number never expires. Even very old numbers with only 10 digits can be converted into a 13-digit code.

In Nigeria, ISBN is issued only by the National Library of Nigeria. So even when we handle the issuance for you, we are only taking charge of the online legwork on your behalf.

As a self-published author who sponsored the entire publication process of their book, the ISBN should be issued in your name.

Yes. We developed a tool you can use for this. It can help you validate the correctness of an ISBN using simple algorithm and it can also assist in searching for the number on the National Library of Nigeria’s portal.

The tool also provides a free barcode generator for your ISBNs.

How do you get an ISBN for your book?

You can get an ISBN as an author or publisher in 1 week or less.

Processes Involved

– Account creation and verification (for online portal)
– Number request with book details
– Issuance and post-issuance processes.

Requirements

– Full name, headshot, Valid ID & contact information.
– The title of the book and tagline (if the title contains a tagline)
– Specify the format you intend to publish in (E-book, Paperback or Hard cover, etc).

We have prepared a course that show you how this is done. You can contact us for further support.

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