Announcing the ISBN Granting Program

The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), the professional association for publishers of educational materials, has entered into an unprecedented partnership with Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management and the official U.S. ISBN agency, in which Bowker will provide all AEP members free ISBNs from through December 31, 2008, for any product in their current catalog or on their backlist.

NOTE: Only AEP members whose dues are current by September 1, 2008, may participate in the ISBN Granting Program.

The Significance of the ISBN

The trade publishing industry has used the International Standard Book Number for decades to standardize the data that libraries, distributors, bookstores, and resellers use for research, purchases, and inventory control. In return, companies operating in this sector are better able to track their internal sales data and competitive data against the market.

If all educational materials have a unique ISBN, schools and school districts will be able to research and purchase school products more efficiently. Supplemental publishers will have a standardized data format to track their sales, and if desired, compare to competitors. Moreover, by assigning an ISBN to all educational products and registering them with the BowkerLink database, the materials will reside in a global directory where libraries, stores, schools, and distributors around the world will be able to find them.

How to Participate

The AEP/Bowker ISBN registration process will be open to AEP members only whose dues are current as of September 1, 2008 . If you are interested in membership, please contact Mike Corwin at 856-241-7772.

AEP Members interested in getting free ISBNs for your current catalog and/or backlist should fill out the ISBN Information Request Form.

More Information

• View the press release.
   
• Read the joint AEP/Bowker position paper, "How Standardization in the K-12
  Educational Publishing Industry Can Help Grow Business."
   
• Contact Stacey Pusey at 856-241-7772.

The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is the professional association for publishers of supplemental educational materials. Its membership represents the breadth of educational content developers and service providers delivering progressive products in both print and electronic formats to today's schools and colleges. Founded in 1895, AEP now assists its members in navigating the global realities of publishing in the 21st Century through its professional development programming, government relations efforts, and opportunities for collaboration and partnership. For more information, visit www.AEPweb.org.

Bowker is the world's leading source for bibliographic information. The company provides searching, analytical, promotional, business intelligence and ordering services to publishers, booksellers, libraries, and patrons through national and international brands, including: Books In Print®, Global Books In Print®, Syndetic Solutions™, Pubnet®, PubEasy®, PubTrack™ and more. In the U.S., Australia and Puerto Rico, Bowker is also the exclusive ISBN and SAN Agency and a DOI registration agency for the publishing industry. Bowker is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey, with operations in East Grinstead, England, and Port Melbourne, Australia. For more company details, please visit www.Bowker.com.

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