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ISBN. 1-566-63572-1. The Fourth Network: How Fox Broke the Rules and Reinvented Television ( ISBN 1-566-63572-1) is a non-fiction book about the history of the Fox television network. It was written by Daniel M. Kimmel and published in 2004.
- Daniel M. Kimmel
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- 2004
- 2004
- Overview
- Using the ISBN
- Interpreting a 10 Digit ISBN
- Interpreting a 13 Digit ISBN
On the back of your books you’ve probably seen a number above the barcode labeled “ISBN.” This is a unique number used by publishers, libraries, and bookstores to identify book titles and editions. The number is less useful to the average book reader, but we can all learn something about a book from the ISBN.
The title’s ISBN code should be found on the back of the book. Usually it will be over the barcode. It will always be identified with the prefix ISBN and will be either 10 or 13 digits long.
The ISBN should also be available on the copyright page.
It is separated into four parts, each separated by a hyphen. For example, the ISBN for the classic cookbook
Books published before 2007 were given 10 digit ISBNs. From 2007 on, they have been given 13 digit identifiers.
One of the most interesting things you can learn about a book with the ISBN is the publisher’s scale of operations. 10 and 13 digit ISBNs have their own ways of identifying the publisher and the title. If the publisher identifier is long, but the title number is only one or two digits, the publisher only plans on releasing a handful of books and the book might even be self-published.
Conversely, if the title string is long and the publisher string is short, the book was released by a major publisher.
Look at the first string of digits for language information.
This first string indicates the language and region that the book was published in. “0” indicates that the book was published in the United States. “1” Indicates that the book was published in another English speaking country.
For English books, this string will typically only be a single digit, but it can be longer for other languages.
Look at the second string of numbers for publisher information.
The “0” will be followed by a dash. The string of numbers between the first and the second dash is the “publisher” identifier. Each publisher has its own unique ISBN string that will be in the code for every book that it publishes.
Look at the third string of numbers for title information.
Look at the first three numbers to establish when the book was published.
The first three numbers are a prefix that changes overtime. Since the implementation of the 13 digit ISBN, this series has only ever been “978” or “979.”
Look at the second string of numbers for language information.
Between the first and second dash in the ISBN you will find the country and language information. This ranges from 1 to 5 numbers and represents the language, country, and region of the title.
For books published in United States, this number should be “0.” For books published in other English speaking countries it should be “1.”
Look at the third string of numbers for publisher information.
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The Fourth Network is filled with behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing, outsized personalities, improbable risk-takers, and the triumphs and disasters that led to such signature television series as The Simpsons, Beverly Hills 90210, The X-Files, and America's Most Wanted.
The Fourth Network: How Fox Broke the Rules and Reinvented Television G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series: Author: Daniel M. Kimmel: Publisher: I.R. Dee, 2004: Original from: the University of Michigan: Digitized: May 20, 2008: ISBN: 1566635721, 9781566635721: Length: 323 pages: Subjects
Feb 2, 2024 · What is an ISBN? An International Standard Book Number is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies a commercial book title or specific edition across the entire supply chain. The number allows publishers, booksellers, libraries, distributors, and retailers to identify, track, order, stock and sell available book formats in their inventory ...
Fourth television network. The early history of television in the United States, particularly between 1956 and 1986, was dominated by the Big Three television networks: the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the Columbia Broadcasting System ( CBS) and the National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ). The term fourth television network was used ...
On January 1, 2007 the ISBN system switched to a 13-digit format. Now all ISBNs are 13-digits long. If you were assigned 10-digit ISBNs, you can convert them to the 13-digit format at the converter found at this website. A 10-digit ISBN cannot be converted to 13-digits merely by placing three digits in front of the 10-digit number.
