GETTING AN ISBN, GETTING AN LCCN, OR OTHER PUBLISHER REGISTRATIONS AND PUBLISHING A BOOK

Help with ISBN numbers, LCCN numbers, CIP and PCIP Cataloguing in Publication Data, Copyright, EAN Bar Codes, UPC Bar Codes, BIP, and more...

Here, publishers and self-publishers can learn more about getting an ISBN number, getting an LCCN, and other publisher registrations that are required to become a legitimate book publisher.

Free guides on getting an ISBN, an LCCN, and getting started publishing a book are available for download.
Do-it-yourself publisher registration tutorials and toolkits for getting an ISBN or getting an LCCN and self-publishing are available for purchase.
Services for getting an ISBN, getting an LCCN and other publisher registrations are available.

What's an ISBN and an LCCN and all these other letters? Why should I care?

The publishing industry tracks books, publishers, and industry activity using ISBN, the LCCN, and many other numbers or blocks of information. As a publisher, you are responsible for acquiring ISBNs, LCCNs, PCIP or CIP, EAN, Copyright, and the rest of this information. If you fail to do so, you may not be considered by the industry as a true publisher or be able to position your book in the marketplace effectively.

So what numbers and information do you need? Listed in this section are the most essential requirements for publishing. Basically, libraries need categorization info, and distributors and retailers need numbers and codes. Let's find out exactly what you need to legitimize your efforts...

The content on this site has been written specifically for search engine optimization and may not reflect our otherwise high editorial standards.

FREE GUIDE

Getting an ISBN, Getting an LCCN, or Other Publisher Registrations & Getting Started Publishing a Book

This free book publishing getting started guide will lay the groundwork for building your book AND the steps you'll take to become a publisher and to later market your book. In this Smart Start excerpt, you'll explore the vital considerations in self-publishing a book. Lots of info on preparation, getting ISBNs, getting LCCNs, other publisher registrations, and creating a book publishing plan. Below is a list of the topics covered in this excerpt.

This FREE Smart Start excerpt PDF e-book download includes:

Book resources for learning how to publish
Considerations for running a small business
Suggestions for book market examination
Using a planning tool to prepare a better book
Using a planning tool to build a marketing plan
Simple explanations of ISBN, LCCN, CIP, PCN, PCIP, EAN, UPC and other book publishing logistics.
A look forward to book publishing tasks

>>Download now FREE

ADDITIONAL FREE HELP

ISBN, LCCN, PCIP, CIP, and Copyright Help

As a publisher or self-publishing writer, you are a business person. You are going to write your book; obtain book editing, book design, and book layout; manage your publishing affairs; distribute your book; become a book marketer; promote your book; and sell your book. Therefore you must take some very simple and intuitive steps to launch your publishing business start-up. As a part of that activity, you will obtain your "publisher registrations" -- ISBNs, LCCNs, PCIP or CIP, EAN, UPC, ABI, BIP, and more.

These publisher numbers are required for publishing a book and are essential for positioning your book within the booktrade.

Learn more about these vital publisher registrations and getting ISBNs, CIP data, and more. View our FAQ page to get answers your questions about needing these numbers to publish a book.

>>Go to ISBN, LCCN, PCIP, CIP, BIP FAQ page now

REGISTRATION SERVICES

Getting an ISBN, Getting an LCCN, or Other Publisher Registrations

Pneuma Books offers several very inexpensive solutions for obtaining your ISBN numbers, LCCN numbers, and other publisher registrations.

You can learn it and do it yourself using our easy-to-use publisher registration toolkits.
Or we can file your publisher registrations for you.

Below is more info on your publisher registration options...

Do-It-Yourself Prelim Kit Lite Registration Toolkit
Just need ISBNs, LCCN, CIP, etc? Understand it all? Use just the stand-alone toolkit to quicklink and file your applications. All the links to becoming a publisher are right here in this PDF toolkit. Explanations of ISBN, LCCN, CIP, ©, etc., and why they are important accompany the hotlinks directly to the agency websites for fast completion of the forms. Only $79.95. Upon receipt, a download link and password will be emailed to you.

>>Prelim Kit Lite: Just the registration tool....$79.95
>>View Cart

Advice & Help with Do-It-Yourself Prelim Kit Registration Toolkit
The Do-It-Yourself Prelim Kit comes with 2 hour of professional publishing consultation with a publishing expert here at Pneuma Books. You may tailor your consultation to discuss whatever aspect of your publishing project you may need help with. Schedule a two-hour afternoon with an expert or in 15 minute blocks for quick answers as you go. Upon receipt, a download link and password will be emailed to you.

>>Prelim Kit & 2-hour Consultation ......$199.95
>>View Cart

Basic Publisher Registrations: ISBNs, LCCN, PCIP, Copyright Application
Don't want to do this dirty work yourself? Pneuma Books will file the basic publisher registrations required for you to become a legitimate publisher. All registrations are in your publishing company name. Pneuma Books has no ownership of any of the numbers obtained for you.

This package covers the basics -- ISBNs, LCCN, PCIP, and Copyright. With these numbers, you will be able to put your book into the marketplace. Vendor costs are included and they are not marked up.

Upon receipt, we'll contact you with a simple questionnaire to obtain your bibliographic info so we can register you. Easy! Become a legitimate publisher now!

>>Basic Publisher Registrations....$599.95 (includes agency costs)
>>View Cart

Premier Publisher Level 2:
Publisher Registrations & Book Title Positioning
Pneuma Books will file the basic publisher registrations required for you to become a legitimate publisher. Additionally, we'll file applications and register you for the other publisher activity that makes you a well-positioned publisher in the booktrade. All registrations are in your publishing company name. Pneuma Books has no ownership of any of the numbers obtained for you.

Vendor costs are included and they are not marked up. Here is a list of activity included:

Book Industry Logistics
We will file Applications and Registrations on your behalf with the following publisher agencies:
- WGA Intellectual Property Registration
- LMP Publisher Namecheck
- ISBN Logbook
- SAN Registration
- Library of Congress
- Preassigned Control Number / LCCN
- PCIP Data
- Bowkerlink Registration
- BIP Add/Update
- Amazon Bibliographic Datafile
- Publisher's Marketing Association Application
- Copyright Registration
- EAN 13 Bookland Bar Code

Preliminaries Resource Kit
Resource Kit for understanding the publishing industry and explaining these logistics.

One-hour Consultation
Discuss any aspect of your publishing project.

Copies of all applications and registrations will be emailed to you. Agency fees comprise $754 of the total cost. Agency fees are not marked up.

Upon receipt, we'll contact you with a simple questionnaire to obtain your bibliographic info so we can register you. Easy! Become a legitimate publisher and get better booktrade presence now!

>>Premier Publisher Registrations....$1395.00
>>View Cart

Related Info on ISBN Numbers & Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing Seminars
Select from 6 different seminars on self-publishing, other publishing options, getting started, what's involved, and how to do it.

FREE Manuscript Critique
Get a FREE manuscript critique from a professional book editor.

Web Resource Links
Visit our exhaustive Links page for connections to the writing community, writer's helps, the publishing trade, printers, the booktrade, reference reseources, and more.

Working with Pneuma Books
Learn more about working with Pneuma Books to produce your book. What do we do? How do we do it? How much does it cost?

Publishing Consultation
Consider a custom publishing Consultation with a seasoned professional to discuss your book project's specific issues.

Contact Us
Tell us about your book project!

DISCLAIMER: This information is the opinion of Pneuma Books, LLC and is presented for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace the advice of legal, financial, or other professional counsel. Individuals should consult an attorney, accountant, and additional publishing consultants for specific applications to their individual publishing or writing ventures. Individuals should always gather and consider more than one source of information in order to make well-informed decisions. Pneuma Books, LLC reserves the right to decline and or rescind any free offer at anytime for any reason. Free offers by Pneuma Books are not a contractual obligation between any party and Pneuma Books, LLC. Pneuma Books, LLC is under no contractual obligation to provide any free goods or services of any kind to anyone for any reason at anytime. Pneuma Books, LLC specializes in reviewing, critiquing, and producing mostly nonfiction books of a traditional and conservative nature. This may include: business books; books on finance; how-to books and handbooks; traditional self-help; health and fitness; hobby and lifestyle books; educational books; tradeworthy biography and autobiography; history and historical fiction; tradeworthy children's books; and Judeo-Christian devotional and theological books. Pneuma Books, LLC will consider tradeworthy, traditional, conservative fiction. Pneuma Books, LLC reserves the right to decline the review of book projects that are not within our specialty. Pneuma Books, LLC reserves the right to reject any manuscript for any reason.

Pneuma Books is not a Publisher, Subsidy Publisher, Vanity Press, POD, or Book Printer. Pneuma Books is a Book Producer. Pneuma Books does not issue ISBN numbers.