By obtaining a SNBVE, you can take the necessary steps to ensure that your book is widely known and maximize its online sales potential.
If you are a publisher or bookseller, it is in your best interest to use the SNBVE, as it will likely help you sell digital books. Books that cannot be ordered and distributed by the SNBVE and are not listed in the digital book lists may not sell as many copies as they could.
If you have published a book that you think could be successfully marketed in countries other than your own, contact our SNBVE agency to ask for details on how your book can be included in the national catalogue of digital books in circulation. In some circumstances, certain additional restrictions apply - for example, only books in the language of that country can be listed.
The benefits of a SNBVE include:
The SNBVE is a unique identifier for monographic publications; assigning a number replaces the need to deal with lengthy bibliographic descriptive records, saving time and staff costs and reducing copying errors.
Using an SNBVE correctly allows different product forms and editions of a book, as long as they are digital only, to be clearly differentiated, ensuring that customers receive the version they need.
The SNBVE makes it easier to compile and update book trade directories and bibliographic databases, such as catalogues of digital books. Information about available books can be found easily.
The ordering and distribution of books is mainly carried out via the SNBVE; this is a fast and efficient method.
The SNBVE is a machine-readable barcode in the form of a 13-digit EAN-13 barcode. This is fast and prevents errors.
The SNBVE is necessary for the operation of electronic point-of-sale .
The accumulation of sales data is done via the SNBVE. This allows the varying success of different product forms and editions of publications to be monitored, as well as allowing comparisons between different subject areas and even different publishers.