Here are some useful publishing resources for authors and publishers:
Publishing Resources for Canada:
To acquire and ISBN (I believe ISBNs are still free in Canada):
Collectionscanada.gc.ca/isn/
Invaluable information for Canadian publishers:
Publishers.ca
Canadian lntellectual Properties Office
Information on Legal Deposit:
Collectionscanada.gc.ca
Publishing Resources for the US:
Here you can acquire library cataloguing information for the US and apply for CIP, LCCN, and PCCN:
The Library of Congress
ISBNs for the United States can be acquired here. This is where you can also find SAN and Barcode information:
US ISBN Agency or BOWKERS
You can acquire official copyright certificates and information here:
US Copyright Office
Useful information on the International Standard Book Numbering (ISBN) system:
International ISBN Agency
Publishing Resources for the UK:
Here you can acquire an ISBN for your book:
Here you can acquire official copyright for your book:
Here you will find information on legal deposit for print books in the UK:
Here you can acquire information on the UK's Cataloguing-in-Publication Programme:
The British National Bibliography
These are two great Print On Demand websites:
Kindle Publishing
Kindle Direct PublishingEPUB Publishing
Kindle for PC
Download kindle for PC here
