http://www.thelateageofprint.org/2009/08/14/is-isbn-still-necessary/ Beyond the Book Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:01:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.thelateageofprint.org/2009/08/14/is-isbn-still-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 Andrew Shaffer Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:01:17 +0000 http://www.thelateageofprint.org/?p=436#comment-1386 I am assuming that Amazon has, of course, ditched UPC barcodes for their Kindle editions--so they are doing away with two unique identifiers that most print books have these days. My question is, why haven't UPC barcodes made ISBNs redundant in the publishing world? I am assuming that Amazon has, of course, ditched UPC barcodes for their Kindle editions–so they are doing away with two unique identifiers that most print books have these days. My question is, why haven’t UPC barcodes made ISBNs redundant in the publishing world?

]]> http://www.thelateageofprint.org/2009/08/14/is-isbn-still-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 links for 2009-08-26 : Bibliothekarisch.de Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:08:12 +0000 http://www.thelateageofprint.org/?p=436#comment-1373 [...] Is the ISBN Still Necessary? — The Late Age of Print Over the last several years there has been a noticeable movement away from the ISBN, particularly in the case of e-books. Leading the way has been Amazon.com, which refuses to assign ISBNs to any of the Kindle books it sells. With book digitization there has also tended to follow dis-aggregation, or the chopping up of books into smaller, component parts that can be sold separately. How do you assign a single ISBN to what’s fast becoming an exploding whole? (tags: publishing isbn ebook Kindle amazon fragestellung 08/2009 2009) [...] [...] Is the ISBN Still Necessary? — The Late Age of Print Over the last several years there has been a noticeable movement away from the ISBN, particularly in the case of e-books. Leading the way has been Amazon.com, which refuses to assign ISBNs to any of the Kindle books it sells. With book digitization there has also tended to follow dis-aggregation, or the chopping up of books into smaller, component parts that can be sold separately. How do you assign a single ISBN to what’s fast becoming an exploding whole? (tags: publishing isbn ebook Kindle amazon fragestellung 08/2009 2009) [...]

]]> http://www.thelateageofprint.org/2009/08/14/is-isbn-still-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 Horst Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:47:43 +0000 http://www.thelateageofprint.org/?p=436#comment-1355 To catalogue media, you still need a unique identifier for each item to make sure it's clear which edition/printing/version you are referring to (cf. Dublin Core's dc:identifier element). Why invent a new kind of identifier when the ISBN already exists and does the job perfectly? To catalogue media, you still need a unique identifier for each item to make sure it’s clear which edition/printing/version you are referring to (cf. Dublin Core’s dc:identifier element). Why invent a new kind of identifier when the ISBN already exists and does the job perfectly?

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