On 05/30/2016 10:22 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote:
Lars Noodén, 30/05/2016 21:12:
Would it be considered the printer then?
I don't know, the definition depends on purposes and country. I looked
into giving an ISBN to (Italian) Wikisource/Wikibooks books and it was
not that hard with the various self-publishing services; some are even
free, because most of the work goes into producing a decent EPUB/PDF and
Wikisourcve/Wikibooks are quite ok at it.
As for the issue of new versions, that's something to check with the
"ISBN provider" of your choice. But ISBN recycling is an established
reality; reusing the same ISBN for slightly different editions (which
can be considered mere reprints, with some imagination) is hardly an issue.
Nemo
Thanks. Maybe it is more like a serial. What about an ISSN instead?
That would allow the content to change more radically over time. I'm
thinking specifically of a technical book over a technology that changes
a lot from time to time, but not regularly or predictably. New sections
are sometimes needed, sometimes just new functions added, and other
times functions or small sections are deprecated.
/Lars