This is a self publishing question, not so much a gaming one but, the company that issues ISBNs in the US also sells bar codes. If all a barcode is, is an ISBN plus a MSRP is there any free software I can use to generate one?
This is a self publishing question, not so much a gaming one but, the company that issues ISBNs in the US also sells bar codes. If all a barcode is, is an ISBN plus a MSRP is there any free software I can use to generate one?
Yes. There are even web pages that do it for you.
Just google "isbn barcode generator"
Odds are, you don't need an ISBN. They're only really useful if you want to get into Amazon and B&N. Game stores don't require them. Neither does Paizo nor DriveThruRPG. IMO, unless you're looking to get into the mass market chain (which is rapidly collapsing), an ISBN is a waste of money.
Odds are, you don't need an ISBN. They're only really useful if you want to get into Amazon and B&N. Game stores don't require them. Neither does Paizo nor DriveThruRPG. IMO, unless you're looking to get into the mass market chain (which is rapidly collapsing), an ISBN is a waste of money.
Can't say I agree with you on that. ISB-numbers are very good to have when you're looking for a specific book with a very generic name.
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Odds are, you don't need an ISBN. They're only really useful if you want to get into Amazon and B&N. Game stores don't require them. Neither does Paizo nor DriveThruRPG. IMO, unless you're looking to get into the mass market chain (which is rapidly collapsing), an ISBN is a waste of money.Can't say I agree with you on that. ISB-numbers are very good to have when you're looking for a specific book with a very generic name.
Or a particular edition of a widely circulated book, like a special version of "Alice in Wonderland" with an essay by a particular critic or literary historian.