ISBN Numbers

[YankeyMCC]

So, I have a SQL DB of all my books but when I entered them I did not enter the ISBN numbers. I have 850 or so entries.

Now I need those ISBN numbers. Anyone know of a tool or search tool where I could upload the titles, publisher, copyright (just about any info except the ISBN) and grab the ISBN numbers?

[Patsy Stone]

1. Yahoo

regular search works for UPCs. It might also work for ISBNs.

[YankeyMCC]

2. But that would be one at a time wouldn't it?

is there a way to upload a csv or something with all the 850 books and get back a list of ISBNs?

[Patsy Stone]

3. Sorry

Not that I know of.

[Syrinx]

4. you may find something useful here

http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&type_of_search=soft&words=isbn

Good luck!

[Orrex]

5. How many books are we talking about here?

Just for curiosity's sake, and for the sake of influencing the starting point...

on edit: I just found this site, which seems at least potentially useful.

[YankeyMCC]

6. Over 800

[Orrex]

7. Hmm. Let me think about it.

Do you have access to a college or university library? Maybe they have something that might help.

[matt819]

8. I'm not sure about this, but. . .

I thought that ISBN numbers are specific to a particular version of a book, e.g., the paperback version is not the same as the hardback, and different releases of each would have different ISBN numbers. I've not confirmed this, but I suppose it's easy enough in the bookstore. If that's the case, then you have one heck of a chore ahead of you.

[Richardo]

9. It's certainly true that hard cover vs trade paper vs paperbacks all have different ISBNs

I'm not sure about different editions of the same book, however.

[LWolf]

10. The same title can have numerous ISBN numbers.

Hardcover, soft cover, different edition...

Are the numbers not on the books themselves?