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Subject: The back blurb from books with no ISBN
Date Posted: 9/18/2010 9:09 AM ET
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I have alot of vintage gothics and regencies that have no ISBN..and I have NO time or patience to type in information from back. Any suggestions?

They just sit here in a box.

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Date Posted: 9/18/2010 9:53 AM ET
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Just post the books one by one using the process for posting without an ISBN and have a ruler  with you because you will need to enter the dimentions of each book. And if you don't want to type in the words from the back cover ; you don't have to. They might trade faster w/ a description, but people searching by title will still find your books.

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Date Posted: 9/18/2010 9:54 AM ET
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You could create a list of the books and post them on Book Bazaar.  I'd be sure to state that they have no ISBN.  If you feel inclined, you could even offer a deal to get them moving.

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Date Posted: 9/18/2010 10:09 AM ET
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If you just don't want to type the description you can google by title.   If the book was released again or even some vintage books will have book descriptions.  Most are used book sites. 

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Date Posted: 9/18/2010 1:23 PM ET
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You can look for other editions of the same book -- with the same title and author -- (on PBS or elsewhere) and copy the description.  Go for plot summaries rather than descriptions that sound like reviews.

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Date Posted: 9/18/2010 4:47 PM ET
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You can always check out fictiondb.com and if the blurb for the book is listed, just copy and paste it here. I've done that with several books that I posted.