When Should You Get an ISBN? Before Formatting, Cover Design, or Publishing?
Learn when to get and assign an ISBN, whether it should come before formatting or cover design, and how to avoid common ISBN mistakes before publishing.
Guidance on professional book editing, proofreading, formatting, publishing preparation, print and eBook production, and getting manuscripts ready for publication.
Learn when to get and assign an ISBN, whether it should come before formatting or cover design, and how to avoid common ISBN mistakes before publishing.
Should you edit a book before or after formatting? Learn the correct publishing order, when proofreading should happen, and how to avoid costly production mistakes.
Introduction Getting a paperback listed on Amazon is relatively straightforward. Getting that same book into the wider supply chain used by bookstores, libraries, schools, universities, and other retailers is a different challenge. Two common options…