First, I'd search for the ISBN you have, then wait a bit - 15 minutes to an hour maybe and see if it shows up in the data base. If that ISBN is listed on the external sites PBS checks, a search could trigger the listing. If not, you'll need to post it without an ISBN:
To post your book without an ISBN:
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First, make sure to look over your book really well
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Sometimes ISBN numbers can be found in unexpected places like the spine
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The back of the book and in the publishing information in the front of the book are the most common places to find an ISBN.
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If your book has no ISBN (or the ISBN you have doesn't work in the system):
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Go to the Post Books page
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From My Account: click the Post Books tab
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From anywhere on the site: place your cursor over My Account on the toolbar at the top of the site and click Post Books in the menu that drops down.
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From your Bookshelf, click the link "Post Books" at the top of the page, in the yellow bar.
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On the Post Books page:
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Click the "Post a Book without an ISBN" link at the top of the page, in the yellow bar.
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Enter the information about the book in the form that comes up:
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Mandatory information includes: title, author, book dimensions, Subject (genre), booktype
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Optional information includes: Large Print, Homeschool, Publisher, # pages, Back cover Description (synopsis of the book content), Book Cover image.
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Your Book Cover Image needs to be less than 5 MB in size, and in .jpg format.
When you are done, your book will be listed in the database with a customized listing that has a "short ISBN" or "PBS ISBN", which is the 5 or 6 digit number that PBS assigns in place of the ISBN to keep track of the book in the system.
Last Edited on: 11/3/12 9:14 PM ET - Total times edited: 1
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