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The Kindle with the ASIN goes to your page at Amazon now. As the print edition isn't on Amazon yet, it can't find it. With a 979 ISBN, I believe it will search by title, but should find your page if you have them listed together and a reader could choose the preferred format.
OK. I see it now. I must have been on the print version which is why it didn't find it.One other quick question about page numbers- Barnes and Noble has different margin settings than KDP print which means the 2 versions have a somewhat different page count. Do you know if that's an issue?
Will they have different ISBNs?
No, the same ISBN. They are identical except B&N and KDP specify different margins which changes the number of pages.
Readers might want the page count they have in hand. Is there any other difference between the two? Exact same covers, for example?
Yes, they are identical. Changing the margins to meet the different requirements changed the page count. I had to make minor line spacing changes to avoid "orphaned pages." Otherwise, they are the same.
As the kindle edition uses the asin it shouldn't be a problem.On GR ebooks & kindles are considered separate editions.
Sandra wrote: "As the kindle edition uses the asin it shouldn't be a problem.On GR ebooks & kindles are considered separate editions."
Yes. His post #3 referred to print books. I thought that wasn't digital.
- The Kindle version is available for preorder with ASIN- B09W11V9BX (they don't use my ISBN).
- The print version will be posted by June 1 with ISBN 9798985931204
So, how do I get the "Buy on Amazon" to go to the link for my book, and do I need to create a separate entry for the print version?
Sorry for not getting this but it's a bit complicated. Thanks.