How to get an ISBN for your book to sell on Amazon

benjamin_lo

I have a book that I wrote and I want to sell it on Amazon. I need to get an ISBN for it, but I'm not sure how to go about doing that. Can anyone help?

greenbutterfly569

There are a few things you need to do in order to get an ISBN for your original book to sell on Amazon.

First, you need to acquire an ISBN from a number of places:

The US ISBN Agency
ISBN Australia
ISBN Canada
ISBN France
ISBN Germany
ISBN India
ISBN Italy
ISBN Japan
ISBN Netherlands
ISBN Spain
ISBN UK
ISBN USA

Second, you need to publish your book with a publisher who will assign an ISBN to your book.

Third, you need to have your book professionally edited, designed, and typeset.

Fourth, you need to create a marketing plan to launch your book and get it into the hands of readers.

Here are some articles that may be of help as you go through this process:

https://self-publishingschool.com/how-to-get-an-isbn-for-your-book/

https://thebookdesigner.com/2010/11/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-isbns/

https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/09/should-you-get-your-own-isbn-or-let-your-publisher-do-it-for-you/

organicdog563

The best way to get an ISBN for your original book is to visit the website of your country's ISBN agency. In the United States, that agency is called the ISBN Agency. Once you're on the website, you can choose to buy a single ISBN or a package of ten. The cost is usually around $125 for a single ISBN, but it varies depending on the country.