Rights & Distribution

Your work, properly identified.

ISBNs, copyright registration and the publishing details that identify your book and protect your work.

  • ISBN
  • Copyright
  • Barcodes
  • Metadata
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Copyrights & ISBNAmericas Book Service

Every published book carries an identity of its own: on the cover, on the copyright page and in every catalogue it appears in.

We prepare and file the details that identify your book and record your rights as its author, so it is ready for printers, retailers and libraries. We handle the paperwork; for legal advice, we always recommend an attorney.

Part of Rights & Distribution

The record

The details that travel with your book.

The copyright page, the barcode and the listing record all describe the same book. We make sure they agree.

©

Copyright © [Year] [Author Name]
All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the author, except for brief quotations in reviews.

ISBN [978-0-00-000000-0] (paperback)
ISBN [978-0-00-000000-0] (eBook)

First edition

Example copyright page
Title
Your book’s title
Contributor
Author name
Format
Paperback · Hardcover · eBook
ISBN
One per format
Subject
Category codes
Description
Back-cover copy
Price & territory
Per market

What we handle

Copyrights & ISBN, in full.

  1. 01

    ISBN for each format

    A separate ISBN for paperback, hardcover, eBook and audiobook editions, as each requires.

  2. 02

    Back-cover barcode

    A barcode generated from the ISBN and placed correctly on the cover artwork.

  3. 03

    Copyright registration

    Preparing and filing the application to register the copyright in your work.

  4. 04

    Library of Congress

    Applications for a Library of Congress Control Number where the book is eligible.

  5. 05

    Copyright page

    A correctly set copyright page with your notices, edition and identifiers.

  6. 06

    Book metadata

    Title, contributors, subjects and descriptions recorded consistently everywhere the book is listed.

How it works

  1. 01Your details

    Title, author, formats and edition information.

  2. 02Preparation

    Applications, identifiers and the copyright page drafted.

  3. 03Filing & assignment

    Registrations filed and ISBNs assigned to each format.

  4. 04Ready for print

    Barcode on the cover, details on the page, listings consistent.

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