I hope you have finished the first two steps before you tackle this month\u2019s guide to Book
\nPublishing 101. If you haven\u2019t, go back and review the first steps here:<\/p>\n
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http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/book-publishing-101-pt-1\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This month you have a couple more tasks, but it\u2019s not hard.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ISBN numbers are only dished out at one place in America, so you might as well go straight to that source. You can find it here:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n https:\/\/www.myidentifiers.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You will need to create your account, and you will need to register your publishing house with them. <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0 At this stage, I want to encourage you to have a website. I am a strong advocate of having a professional <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Go to:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/publish\/pcn\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click\u2014Open an Account<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fill out the form and register to have an account for your publishing house. This way you can edit or <\/p>\n They will ask for your website here.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After you are approved, this only took one day for me, you can go into your account and apply for the <\/p>\n Finally, you must send a copy of the book to the CIP Division immediately upon publication.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Send your book to this address:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Library of Congress<\/p>\n US Programs, Law, and Literature Division<\/p>\n Cataloging in Publication Program<\/p>\n 101 Independence Avenue, S.E.<\/p>\n Washington, DC 20540-4283<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Coming in the fall of 2018, the Library of Congress will launch a PrePub Book Link, which is an <\/p>\n You can find more information here:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
\nhouses without having your own ISBN numbers, but I think you should invest in your books, and I think
\nhaving clear identifying numbers that belongs only on your book is one way to do this. Take control of the
\nprocess. Like all areas of self-publishing, you will find many people and companies telling you they will
\nhelp you\u2026for a price. You will even find this when you try to get an ISBN.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\nThe paperwork isn\u2019t too bad, but the ISBNs do cost a lot of money, in my opinion.<\/p>\n
\nwebsite in today\u2019s day and age. It makes it easy for people to contact you, and you can control the
\ninformation you give out to those that want more information about you. I\u2019m not going to go into all the nitty-gritty
\nof getting a website, but I am going to stress some key aspects.<\/p>\n\n
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\nexist, and a library will need this number to carry your book.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\neasily apply for another book number in the future. Some printers will take care of this for you\u2014for a price,
\nbut I suggest you do it yourself. It\u2019s free.<\/p>\n
\ncontrol number to add to your book. This information is placed on the same page as the ISBN number,
\nand they are clear on where to place this information within your book.<\/p>\n
\nupdated pre-publication tool for the book publishing community. So, the process will be slightly different.<\/p>\n