Where you intend to sell your books will determine which package you should select. Around 50% of our clients select the Self-Publisher Package because they are primarily going to self-distribute their books. Publishers who intend to sell through distributors, Amazon KDP, and large retailers will need to purchase the Publisher Package for $129 each.
In 2004, we entered a formal partnership with the U.S. ISBN Agency to provide two distinct programs that abide by the ISBN requirements to enable independent self-publishers to obtain ISBN Numbers for books and other production/marketing services. ISBN assignments by either program enable our customers to retain all legal copyright and distribution rights. These programs were devised with the U.S. ISBN agency to specifically assist self-publishers, and ISBN US is now one of the largest providers of individual ISBN assignments.
For publishers who intend on utilizing Amazon KDP or book distributors and would like an ISBN with their company listed as the registrant, we offer the Publisher Package. Through an agreement with the U.S. ISBN Agency, we can provide our clients ISBN and barcodes directly from the ISBN Agency INSTANTLY!
Our Self-Publisher Package is geared towards providing publishing assistance to small authors/publishers who plan on distributing their publications by themselves or over the Internet (i.e., Amazon.com). Our publisher prefix denotes “Independent Publisher” as the registrant. ISBNs purchased through our service have a Publisher Identifier listed as Independent Publisher. It is important to recognize that our customers retain all copyright and distribution rights, since the assigned unique international identifier associated to a particular publication (title/author). The Self-Publisher Package follows the ISBN terms and the numbers we provide are legitimate and cause no disruption to the book industry supply chain. This publishing solution is an easy and economical method to obtain ISBN numbers and barcodes.