Services For Retailers & Businesses
Bowker provides services for many business types, from chain, independent and college retail bookstores, to online retailers, distributors and consultants for other businesses. Overall, Bowker offers a wide range of solutions to assist the publishing community to transact and be informed on the flow of digital and print books throughout the publishing ecosystem, including unique identifiers like ISBNs, barcodes, and SANs. MyIdentifiers.com is also available for the Australasian market (myidentifiers.com.au).
Products & Services
ISBN United States
The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is the most important identifier your book can have. As the official ISBN Agency for the United States and its territories, Bowker provides identifiers to help authors get discovered.
ISBN – Thorpe-Bowker (AU)
As the official ISBN Agency for Australia, Thorpe-Bowker provides identifiers that help authors get their titles discovered .The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is the most important identifier your book can have.
Barcode
Barcode is a graphical encoded representation of your book’s ISBN and price. When scanned at a store at the time of purchase, the barcode enables the vendor to maintain inventory and track sales.
Audiobooks from DeepZen
Bowker is partnering with DeepZen to convert manuscripts to audio in a fraction of the time – and at a fraction of the cost – of traditional studio production. You’d never know it’s digital!
StreetLib Global Ebook and Audiobook Distribution
Now it’s easier than ever to distribute your ebook or audiobook worldwide. Bowker is partnering with StreetLib to connect you with an unrivaled and fast-expanding distribution network of global online retailers.
S4Carlisle
With a unique combination of publishing expertise and technological know-how, the S4Carlisle design team offers a full range of services in print and digital formats including page layout, cover design, editing, and indexing.
Author Home Page
With Author Home Page, you can build your own author website – no technical skill required! We supply templates, images, and color palettes to help get your eye-catching website up and running quickly and easily.
Book2Look
Book2Look is an easy-to-use online tool for sharing and selling your book. It lets you monitor and control blogs, videos, reviews…your entire digital landscape.
Bookwire
Bowker makes it easier for consumers to discover, evaluate, purchase, and experience books, in Bookwire.
Partner Companies
Bowker partners with companies that offer additional author services. Smith Publicity can help you promote your book and boost sales.