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Subject: Posting a book
Date Posted: 9/23/2009 4:57 PM ET
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I'm trying to post the book Wicked by Nancy Holder and when I type in the ISBN it brings it up as a paperback.  My book is a hardcover.  How do I get it posted correctly?

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Date Posted: 9/23/2009 5:01 PM ET
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You have to enter it into the system as if it does not have an ISBN.

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Date Posted: 9/23/2009 5:02 PM ET
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Hi Jaclyn,

You will need to use the "Post Book Without ISBN" option. PBS will assign you a 5 digit "ISBN" for your book.

You can put a tag on the other book that says something like "Hardcover, ISBN xxxxx" if yo uwant to direct people to it.

--Sara

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Date Posted: 9/23/2009 5:04 PM ET
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Publishers reuse the ISBN and the only one that counts on PBS is what it has listed as the binding. Listing your book as a hardcover without the ISBN is the way to go. You just add the title, book details, and it will assign you a five digit number. The books with the shorter ISBNs do get requested.

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Date Posted: 9/23/2009 5:08 PM ET
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All righty.  Thanks for the help :)