“My Seven Essential Daily Prayers” Update

Well, it took me about three full days, but all the updating, revisions, and corrections are done. I’ve ordered a proof-copy from Amazon. That should be here in about a week. As soon as I’ve gone over the proof-copy and determined it is ready to go, I’ll hit the button to publish it on Amazon.

One thing I’ve done differently this time is buy my own ISBN number. In fact, I bought a set of ten numbers to use as I may need to for future publications. Every version of every book, whether hardback, paperback, digital, or audio needs a separate ISBN to identify it for library, bookstore, or other reference needs.

Previously, for both Whimsi and the Big Election, and Seven Essential Daily Prayers, I used the free ISBN numbers supplied by Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Amazon’s publishing service for indie authors and self-publishers. However, with this new publication of MSEDP, I learned how to purchase (from the Bowker agency) ISBN numbers which I can then assign to any publication we produce. Furthermore, by using the free ISBN from KDP, a publisher is limited to selling only through Amazon. With the ISBN numbers we own, we are then free to market the book(s) through other sources, i.e. Barnes and Noble, etc.

The ISBN is the number used with bar-coding, and this specific book, version, edition, etc. can be quickly located. You can see the barcode and related number in the lower right-hand corner of the back cover.