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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

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: books in print, BowkerLink, discoverability, Dublin Core, metadata, publish a book, self publishing

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

Filed Under: Editorial, Self Publishing Basics, Self-Publishing, Writing Tagged With: books in print, Bowker, BowkerLink, Dublin Core, ISBN, metadata, self-publish a book

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.

Filed Under: Book Construction Blueprint, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Andy Weissberg, Book Printing, books in print, Bowker, international standard book number, ISBN, publish a book, RR Bowker, self publishing, self-publish

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