ISBNs and legal deposit
Setting up as a publisher is bound to mean a certain amount of paperwork. It's the stuff the books are printed on after all but even if you're into e-books (and I intend to be, dreckly) there's some to deal with. Or with which to deal if there are any grammar world champions out there. I've registered my business - Anarchadia Publishing - with the authorities but HM Revenue and Customs are even more convinced than I am that I will make a loss this Financial Year. I have mixed feelings about this reaction but I am happy it was so simple to apply for an exemption for National Insurance contributions. When I bought my ISBNs from Nielsen UK , I bought a block of ten for just over a hundred quid. I could've had a hundred ISBNs for just under £200 but that seemed greedy to me. As a direct result of this, I had a listing on Amazon and on Waterstones websites and they're just the ones I know about. Having an ISBN means anyone can order my books and they wil...