Each format of your book, paperback, hardcover, ebook and audiobook, needs its own ISBN. ISBNs are issued by a national agency: in Australia through Thorpe-Bowker, and in the United States through Bowker. Who buys the ISBN becomes the publisher of record, so we help you register them to yourself or your own imprint rather than to a third party.
We explain the options, help you complete the registration, assign ISBNs to each format and enter the matching metadata, so retailers and libraries identify your book correctly.
Read the full overview on our ISBN Registration services page.
Nothing moves to the next stage without your approval, and the work remains yours.
Advice on how many ISBNs you need
Registration to you or your imprint
ISBN assignment per format
Matching metadata entry
We agree formats, platforms and what you already have in place.
Files are checked and metadata is written and agreed with you.
Editions are set up on the platforms you choose, in your name.
We confirm the book is live and hand over notes for managing it.
Here is what you gain when your book is handled by a specialist publishing team at Potter Publishers, working alongside editors, designers and publishing specialists under one roof.
LIVE CHATBooks are set up in accounts in your name, so sales reports and royalty payments come directly to you.
We help you choose the right mix of Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and other channels so readers, bookstores and libraries can find your book.
Categories, keywords, descriptions and ISBN details are prepared carefully, because they decide where your book appears in search.
You receive a written plan with each step, cost and timeline before your book is submitted to any platform.
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
In Australia, ISBNs are issued by Thorpe-Bowker. We help you buy and register them in your own name or your imprint's, so you are the publisher of record.
Australian legal deposit generally requires published books to be deposited with the National Library of Australia and the relevant state library. We include this in your publishing checklist. For Victoria authors, the state library is State Library Victoria.
Quotes for Australian authors are confirmed in writing, including the currency, before any work begins. The main price factors are:
We are a full-service publishing team for independent authors in Australia and the United States. Writers, editors, designers and marketers work together on your book, so every stage connects and nothing is lost between suppliers.
Tell us about your manuscript and we will send a written plan and quote within 48 hours.
Ready to talk about your book? Contact us or request a quote above.
Advice, registration to you or your imprint through the correct national agency, ISBN assignment per format and metadata entry.
Yes. Each format needs its own ISBN, although some retailers offer free identifiers for their platform only.
Yes. We work with Melbourne authors remotely by video call, phone and email, scheduled in AEST/AEDT (Melbourne time).
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
