Is there something that allows you to convert titles to isbn numbers?
2007-12-24 09:51:38 · 8 answers · asked by arthritix 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
A service?
2007-12-24 09:55:28 · update #1
I have a huge database full of titles and authors and want to get ISBNs for import into other services
2007-12-24 10:05:10 · update #2
google.com
2007-12-24 09:53:39 · answer #1 · answered by starz8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because the title does not specify the isbn number. Plus, there could be several books with the same title that have different isbn numbers. Hence, I wouldn't think there's anything like this.
2007-12-24 09:54:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Basically... no.
Or at least not to my knowledge. The demand for such a tool would be huge though I reckon.
The problem is you'd need a database holding all of the ISBNs and titles available which doesn't exist.
You haven't said what it is you're trying to do, but the slow way is to trawl through someting like http://www.gardners.com/gardners/default.aspx or http://www.amazon.co.uk. Maybe there is some programmatical way to process the results from these websites based on the ISBN query?
As I say it all depends what you're doing...
2007-12-24 09:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by David M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A book is assigned an isbn number when it is published. If your are dealing with a print on demand publisher you will probably have to purchase an ISBN from the publisher. They buy them in blocks of a thousand.
2007-12-24 09:54:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have the student get the ISBN off of someone else. Granted, college text books are extremely expensive but, its been my experience that if you go into a retail book store, their computers don't have the ISBN on file and when they do, there isn't much of a difference in the price. Whether its the bookstore at the college or at the mall, someone is going to make money off of the students.
2016-05-26 03:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if there is, you would have to know the publisher and edition. You can have multiple ISBNs for a single title.
2007-12-24 09:55:20 · answer #6 · answered by curtisports2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have just a few, why not try Amazon? Type in the book title as if you intend to buy one. They usually provide the ISBN.
2007-12-24 09:57:20 · answer #7 · answered by Otis Campbell 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't, but the Library of Congress can.
2007-12-24 09:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋