The Book Industry Study Group has a great resource about
bar coding books in the US.
Not exact matches
This
bar -
code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a
book.
This
bar -
code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a
book.
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Bar Ring
Laminate some butcher paper
book covers with cuts out on the back for
bar codes!
The
books will arrive at schools shelf - ready: already cataloged,
bar -
coded, and with security strips attached.
The ISBN number and
bar code usually goes on the back cover of the
book, near the top or bottom.
Neither of us can remember buying it, yet the
book has a label declaring that it has been bought since second hand
book shops went in for
bar codes.
It's a scheme developed for the 1970s, for mainframe computers and for
bar -
coded print
books sold in bookstores.
Resolution is important for all the elements on your
book cover: images, text, logos, author photos and especially
bar codes.
Customers with mobile phones frequently scan the
bar codes of
books in physical bookstores to quickly access Amazon reviews; ironically, Amazon reviews often determine whether a reader walks out of Barnes and Noble with a new
book!
IngramSpark gives you a free
bar code with the template and you can use the template for your CreateSpace
books, too.
Make sure you get all the elements on; analyze the cover of that
book you were looking at earlier for things like printed price,
bar code and ISBN, author's name and photo, description, title, all that stuff.
Using their phones, they scan the
bar codes of
books to locate cheaper copies online.
My definition of self publishing is having your own ISBN number and
bar code on your
book, and having your own imprint on it, too.
Outside of a few elements -
bar code, copyright statement, etc., everything that's in our
book is made by us, chosen by us, controlled by us.
I won't have one for the covers, because there is only one hard and fast rule to stick to there: If you want to stock your
book in stores, the
book price MUST be printed on the cover as part of the
bar code.
Once you've finalized the front cover and interior of your
book, we'll design the back cover and spine to the printer's specifications, placing all the necessary elements, such as your back cover copy, logos, and
bar code.
Barnes and Nobles requires a full
bar code with a price
bar code and «a human can read» price, printed on the
book.
Bar Code - An arrangement of numbers and lines at different widths that can be scanned in order to register the price of a
book and certain information about it.
If you think you'll sell your
book in
book stores you'll need to include a price in that
bar code as well.
It basically uses the rear facing camera to scan
books, UPC, or
bar codes and pulls up the Amazon listing for it.
You can listen to a song and quickly ID it, and then buy it from Amazon, or scan a
bar code, UPC and just snap a picture of a physical
book and instantly get a price comparison.
It can scan
book covers,
bar codes, UPC labels and even music and gives the price listing on the main amazon website.
An ISBN
bar code is the graphic consisting of vertical lines that when scanned identifies the
book.
Your
book may require a few technical details, such as an ISBN,
bar code, or Library of Congress Control Number.
Resources: Your publisher will bring a team of experts to ensure your
book is properly edited, illustrated, laid out, converted into an e-
book on every e-
book platform, has an ISBN and a
bar code, will research and set the sales price, use its print and distribution channels, and take on sales and promotional activities on your behalf.
Within 5 minutes after my ISBN
bar code arrived my
book cover was completed and ready for printing.
If your
book requires a
bar code, please see details about filing for an ISBN and printing a
bar code on your back cover.
You'll not only learn exactly what you need to know about
book design, but also about things specific to
book publishing, such as title and copyright pages, ISBN and
bar code, page count for printing, marketing considerations, plus how to choose the best type of printing for your
book.
«Publisher Services made it extremely easy and affordable for me to attach an ISBN number and
bar code to my first
book without having to spend a lot of money — money I would rather put toward printing extra copies of the
book itself.
Elegant
Book Design will create the ISBN bar code using the author provided number when creating back cover artwork for author's book, unless the author wishes to supply the ISBN barcode as a high resolution JPEG, PNG or TIFF f
Book Design will create the ISBN
bar code using the author provided number when creating back cover artwork for author's
book, unless the author wishes to supply the ISBN barcode as a high resolution JPEG, PNG or TIFF f
book, unless the author wishes to supply the ISBN barcode as a high resolution JPEG, PNG or TIFF file.
Part IX: Preparing to Publish 68 Obtaining and assigning ISBNs 446 69 Setting your
book's retail price 450 70 Obtaining a
bar code 451 71 Packaging for your printer 452 72 Uploading to your printer 461 73 EBook editions: EPUB and MOBI 463
They are not necessary to have for selling your
books on your website or events, but again the
bar code gives your
book a better look.
The back cover can be printed with
book excerpts, line art, ISBN,
bar code, and a photo.
A
bar code is necessary if you plan to sell your
book through major bookstores and retailers.
You can help bookstores and libraries to decide where to place your
book on their shelves by including the categories at the top of the back cover or near the
bar code.
Doing so, can help you anticipate what
book sellers are looking for and you can make sure that you at least satisfy some of the basics (ISBN,
bar code, pricing, synopsis of
book) before venturing off to pitch your
book.
An industry - standard EAN
bar code with price and 13 - digit ISBN encoded / embedded into the barcode should be included on the back of every
book.
A print - only bookstore app that uses Stripe, Touch ID,
bar code scanning and location - based discounts to sell print
books.
The ISBN will be inserted on the copyright page and on the back cover of the
book with the
bar code.
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bar code
Booksellers will be able to scan the
bar code image and identify your
book's ISBN.
I do everything from editing their
book (by the way, have a BA in Comm / Journalism and lots of experience), helping coordinate cover design, layout, indexing, securing an ISBN number,
bar codes, PCIP information, registering copyright, etc..
This cost includes cover design, ISBN,
bar code, e-
book, and anything else to develop a finished
book.
This formatting step, while necessary, doesn't include cover design or any of the other peripheral tasks of publishing, such as
book description, ISBN,
bar code, or metadata such as categories, keywords, etc..
To create a
bar code for the back cover, we need to know the ISBN of the
book.
The basic one, which starts at $ 150, covers his time and provides a
bar code, ISBN and
book formatting.
A blurry image of the
bar code will definitely affect your
book.
Bowker also provides information and advice on the uses of the ISBN system to publishers, self - publishers, authors, and the
book trade, and promotes the use of the Bookland EAN
bar code format.