Publishing Questions (Forum)

Do you have questions regarding the self-publishing process, industry, publishers/printers, editing, book design, or writing in general? This is the place to ask them! We will do our best to answer your questions as quickly as possible during normal business hours. If we don’t know the answer, we’ll try to find out!

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3 Responses to “Publishing Questions (Forum)”

  1. Piper says:
    November 13, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    this is excellent… thanks…

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  2. D. Kayle says:
    November 7, 2010 at 9:21 pm

    What is a PCN? I’ve heard of LCCN, but someone told me I would need a PCN.

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    • Editor says:
      November 7, 2010 at 9:47 pm

      From the Library of Congress Website:

      “A Library of Congress catalog control number is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections. Librarians use it to locate a specific Library of Congress catalog record in the national databases and to order catalog cards from the Library of Congress or from commercial suppliers. The Library of Congress assigns this number while the book is being cataloged. Under certain circumstances, however, a control number can be assigned before the book is published through the Preassigned Control Number Program.”

      As you might have guessed, PCN stands for Preassigned Control Number. Basically, the difference between this and an LCCN (Library of Congress Control Number) is that the LCCN is assigned after a book has been published. A PCN would be assigned before a book is published and then converts to a LCCN. To save confusion, you will want to register your book via the PCN program before you publish it. You may apply via their website: http://pcn.loc.gov/

      I hope this helps!

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