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<blockquote data-quote="MThibault" data-source="post: 816716" data-attributes="member: 7971"><p>Yes, well, if you want to be unconventional there are risks. If the name of the serial changes or the numbering system, the ISSN remains with the publication, so a retailer/customer can be absolutely certain that this is the same magazine that they've come to trust and not a knock off. In fact, with a title like E. N. World Player's Journal", which doesn't alphabetize the same in the two standard systems I would think that an ISSN would be even more important for ensuring that the publication is found easily and accurately in a catalogue or serials list.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, I've never met a retailer or distributor who looks up serials by ISBN. Sure there could be some advantages in identifying back issues if you create a strong link between the title of the Journal and a central catalogue and all back issues are ordered directly from your catalogue. But a store or a small library like mine, which cannot afford to (meaning mostly doesn't have the space to) subscribe to every magazine, relies heavily on ISSNs for finding the proper information about a journal when ordering single issues.</p><p></p><p>When I order a single issue (current or back issue) of journal from one of my suppliers I provide the ISSN, the proper title information based on the ISSN search, and Volume/Issue number. The issue numbering (Vol/no.) identifies the exact issue I need so the ISBN is reduntant in that respect unless you duplicate your numbering for some reason. The ISBN will not give you any useful information about other issues in the serial, so if you have a sample copy or a listing for a single issue you can't take the standard number to your supplier and set up a standing order. Not easily, anyway.</p><p></p><p>I can't imagine a supplier/distributor who deals with a few hundred serials wanting to change their systems to accomodate one journal. But check with your channels, I suppose, they might not care.</p><p></p><p>There's no reason why you can't use both, and you only need to apply for the ISBN once so it is actually not that much work for the benefit of doing everything possible to make sure that no sales are missed and that suppliers and customers are not inconvenienced.</p><p></p><p>It's not my magazine, though.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MThibault, post: 816716, member: 7971"] Yes, well, if you want to be unconventional there are risks. If the name of the serial changes or the numbering system, the ISSN remains with the publication, so a retailer/customer can be absolutely certain that this is the same magazine that they've come to trust and not a knock off. In fact, with a title like E. N. World Player's Journal", which doesn't alphabetize the same in the two standard systems I would think that an ISSN would be even more important for ensuring that the publication is found easily and accurately in a catalogue or serials list. To be honest, I've never met a retailer or distributor who looks up serials by ISBN. Sure there could be some advantages in identifying back issues if you create a strong link between the title of the Journal and a central catalogue and all back issues are ordered directly from your catalogue. But a store or a small library like mine, which cannot afford to (meaning mostly doesn't have the space to) subscribe to every magazine, relies heavily on ISSNs for finding the proper information about a journal when ordering single issues. When I order a single issue (current or back issue) of journal from one of my suppliers I provide the ISSN, the proper title information based on the ISSN search, and Volume/Issue number. The issue numbering (Vol/no.) identifies the exact issue I need so the ISBN is reduntant in that respect unless you duplicate your numbering for some reason. The ISBN will not give you any useful information about other issues in the serial, so if you have a sample copy or a listing for a single issue you can't take the standard number to your supplier and set up a standing order. Not easily, anyway. I can't imagine a supplier/distributor who deals with a few hundred serials wanting to change their systems to accomodate one journal. But check with your channels, I suppose, they might not care. There's no reason why you can't use both, and you only need to apply for the ISBN once so it is actually not that much work for the benefit of doing everything possible to make sure that no sales are missed and that suppliers and customers are not inconvenienced. It's not my magazine, though. Cheers Mike [/QUOTE]
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