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What are the issues that I should consider as to whether I
copyright my book under my name or under my business name? What do you write on
the copyright page?
- Who is
the publisher? Me or my business?
If you are self publishing, you
choose what you want the publisher name to be. Think of your branding, if you
plan on doing more than one book.
- ISBN
number?
You always include the ISBN number.
- EAN versus
UPC bar code?
The barcode goes on the back cover
of the book.
- "Printed
in Canada" -- what does it mean?)
You must have "Printed in
Canada, U.S., China..." in the copyright page and the back cover, mainly
if you intend to move books in or out of the country.
- Format
and layout of the page
The format and layout of the page
is somewhat standard. The best thing to do is pick a book off your shelf that
has the layout that resonates with you and copy that format.
- CIP
data (Which comes first? Copyright, ISBN, bar codes, CIP data)
First comes the publisher number
(Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/isn/041011-1030-e.html;
U.S.: http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/secureapp.asp), then the ISBN.
You can't apply for a cataloguing in print number without the ISBN and you
can't generate a barcode without the ISBN.
The copyright page is always on the left-hand side.
The copyright of the written manuscript belongs to the
author, however, if a publisher (other than the author) publishes the book, you
lend the rights to publish to that firm for a period of time (usually two years
-- but make sure the contract says the rights revert back to you, or you may
not get back the rights to publish your own book).