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Publisher: R.R. Bowker LLC. Book Awards 
 Contains links to sites listing book award winners, including prizes for fiction, poetry, mysteries, and children's literature. From Bookwire. http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/otherbooks/Book-Awards.html Topics: Literature & Books, Mysteries and More, Poetry Last updated Sep 5, 2004 BookWire
Contains "articles on the latest industry news, access to literary journals and reviews, and ... [a] directory of book sites around the world." Also features statistics on books, and interviews with authors. http://www.bookwire.com/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Oct 11, 2005 ISBN.org
Everything you ever wanted to know about International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) and Standard Address Numbers (SAN). This site from R.R. Bowker gives the history, links to the agencies involved, and an annotated guide to related resources. It includes the ISBN Users' Manual , which has complete explanations of the system and a handy FAQ. http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/index.asp Topics: Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jan 5, 2002 Are You Ready for ISBN-13?
"On January 1, 2007, the book industry will begin using 13 digit ISBNs [International Standard Book Numbers] to identify all books in supply chain," rather than 10-digit numbers. The site explains why this change is being made, and provides a free online tool to convert an ISBN-10 to an ISBN-13. Also find related material for publishers and librarians. http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/transition.asp Topics: Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Apr 26, 2006 |
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