ISBN costs

by Kate Fawdry
27th November 2016

Hi gang,

does anyone have any idea what an ISBN costs if a book is self-published?

Cheers,

K~

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Thanks, Gail!

Does it cost anything to register? That's where the big crunch comes in Germany:

Registration cost 191€

10 ISBNs 25€

100 ISBNs 52€

1000 ISBNs 89€

(not including VAT)

IN GERMANY, you have to register as a publishing company to get these prices. Self-publishers pay 89€ per hit.

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Jimmy Hollis i Dickson
28/11/2016

If you're in the UK, you buy from Nielsen (https://www.nielsenisbnstore.com/Home/Isbn)

The first time you buy an isbn you have to register, and from then on you are a registered publisher, self-published or not. Current prices are £89 for one, £149 for 10, £349 for 100, or £949 for 1,000. Those discounts are available to everyone. Don't keep paying £89 for each ISBN.

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28/11/2016

Paste the following line:

https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/question/view/2171

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(Or just change the current number, 2715 to 2171, then hit "enter")

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