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5/19/2010 11:35:24 PM iolanda Scripca Posts: 9	Hello Everybody! I do understand that an ISBN is like the ID or fingerprint of a book but I was wondering who is in charge, what agency, in listing and identifying these ISBNs in the US or releasing and matching the number with a certain book. I have a published book with an ISBN given by the publishing house but no bookstore chain seem to be able to scan the bar code. They say the ISBN is not active ( ?????) Help explain this to me. Yours gratefully, Iolanda
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6/4/2010 7:31:50 PM Mac McGovern Posts: 9	Once ISBNs have been assigned to products they should be reported to R.R. Bowker as the database of record for the ISBN Agency. Companies are eligible for a free listing in various directories such as Books in Print, Words on Cassette, The Software Encyclopedia, Bowker's Complete Video Directory, etc. If you have the ISBN go to bowker.com to look up or verify. -- Mo matter what you write, someone will love it.
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