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Metadata for Self-Publishers, Part 1

by Joel Friedlander on June 21, 2011 15 Comments

Metadata for Self-Publishers, Part 1: The concept of metadata, how metadata uses keywords and information about the book to make it discoverable to searchers

How to Set Up Your Book on Bowkerlink for Books in Print

by Joel Friedlander on February 22, 2011 22 Comments

How to Set Up Your Book on Bowkerlink for Books in Print and the importance of metadata to make your book discoverable by search engines

ISBN 101 For Self-Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on November 19, 2010 361 Comments

ISBN 101 For Self-Publishers including whether you need an ISBN, the “free” ISBN and the many uses of this unique identifier.