[Frank Webb]

!0 years ago my book was published with a date of copyright by me. Now I am about to self publish with a new title and cover design. I will register it when I get 2 printed copies to send to Washington; however I need to know if the title page should list one or both copyright years. And should it have a new isbn no. as well?

[douglasj]

!0 years ago my book was published with a date of copyright by me. Now I am about to self publish with a new title and cover design. I will register it when I get 2 printed copies to send to Washington; however I need to know if the title page should list one or both copyright years. And should it have a new isbn no. as well?

Hi Frank:
There is a Library of Congress website that will give you the accurate information
On what to do about the copyright date. Also there is another website that will
Give the website to register your ISBN.

[Clough]

Information that you find on the following site may be of help to you. I hope that it is.

Copyright Office Basics

[BigWo]

!0 years ago my book was published with a date of copyright by me. Now I am about to self publish with a new title and cover design. I will register it when I get 2 printed copies to send to Washington; however I need to know if the title page should list one or both copyright years. And should it have a new isbn no. as well?

ISBN info:
US ISBN Agency - ISBN Assignments, SAN, Bookland EAN Bar Code Symbols, Technical Information and Advice

If I recall correctly from my time in publishing, a new ISBN isn't needed if the work is less than some percentage unchanged (70% or 75%? ). In other words, if your revision is more than 25% (or 30%) new material, you need a new ISBN.

For just a cover change, no new ISBN is required. BUT - you'll need to conert the old ISBN-10 to the new ISBN-13 standard. Info about that is on the site.

BigWo