COSTS STUDIED
Some members of the ISO committee say upgrade fees won't become a major expense for publishers. However, the committee plans to consider the issue.
"The ISBN number mostly impacts communication with the retail sector, and it could be that internal operations won't be affected," says Ed Ramsey, director of corporate application services, Random House, Westminster, Md. "But this is something we need to examine closely."
ISBN Changes Could Cost Publishers
COSTS STUDIED
Some members of the ISO committee say upgrade fees won't become a major expense for publishers. However, the committee plans to consider the issue.
"The ISBN number mostly impacts communication with the retail sector, and it could be that internal operations won't be affected," says Ed Ramsey, director of corporate application services, Random House, Westminster, Md. "But this is something we need to examine closely."