How to get an ISBN number

- [Instructor] Do you need an International Standard…Book Number for your ebook?…What, what is an International Standard Book Number?…Why that's an ISBN.…An ISBN number, you know, that thing that you see…in the title pages of books.…It is a 13 digit number, and it identifies that title.…It's kind of like a book Social Security Number in the US.…The answer is if you want to resell it…at most online retailers, like Kindle bookstore,…or the iBook store, or the Kobo store,…no, you do not need it, it's optional.…However, if you happen to have one, they'll take it.…

And I personally think it's a great idea…to get your own ISBN number for all of your own books.…And you'll need a separate ISBN number, by the way,…for both the print and the digital versions…of the same title.…You'll have to get an ISBN number for each format.…The one place to buy it in the United States…is Bowker, that's the name of the company.…I don't know how they ended up being the people to do this,…but that's what they are,…and if you go to myidentifiers.com…