Imprint ISBN
One format, ready to list.
$39
- 1 ISBN registered under your imprint name
- Barcode file for your back cover
- Bowker record set up and kept current
Your name on the spine.
Self-publishing under your own imprint, with CNG Studios as your affordable publishing partner.
Publish your book under your own imprint, with a real ISBN registered in that name, a cover built for Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and an author page. You keep every right and every royalty.
It appears on the spine and the copyright page as you type.
Copyright page
Published by Your Imprint, an imprint of CNG Studios LLC · ISBN 978-1-965953-__-_
A real book from our shelf: The Necromancer & the Golden Knight by Alix Alora, ISBN 978-1-965953-11-2. Your book gets the next number in the block.
Three ways to get an ISBN for a self-published book
Every book on sale needs one. Where it comes from decides whose name appears as the publisher, and where the book can be sold.
| Free store ISBN | ISBN reseller | Your imprint with CNG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher shown in stores | “Independently published” | The reseller’s name | Your imprint’s name |
| Sell the same book on Amazon and Barnes & Noble | One store only | Yes | Yes |
| Barcode and Bowker record | Barcode only | Files, you register | Done for you, kept current |
| Cover built to each store’s template | No | No | Cover + Publish package |
| Author page and a free call to plan the launch | No | No | Yes |
| You keep rights and royalties | Yes | Yes | Yes, always |
| Cost of one ISBN | Free, store-locked | About $40, reseller’s name as publisher | $39, your imprint as publisher. Bowker sells a single ISBN direct for over $100. |
Find the right package for your book
Five quick questions. You get a recommendation right here, and if you book a call we’ll already have your answers.
Question 1 of 5
Where is your book right now?
Pick the closest.
Which formats do you want?
Choose all that apply. Each format needs its own ISBN.
Do you have a cover?
Where do you want to sell it?
Do you have a page online where people can find the book?
Self-publishing packages, priced for a first book
One-time prices in US dollars. No subscription, and never a share of your royalties.
Book Set
Paperback, hardcover and ebook.
$99 for 3 ISBNs
- 3 ISBNs under the same imprint
- One for every format of your book
- Barcode files and Bowker records
Publish-Ready
For a first book.
$199
- Everything in the Book Set
- Copyright page written for your imprint
- Guided setup on Amazon KDP and Barnes & Noble Press
- Your author page on cngstudios.com
Cover + Publish
The whole launch, done with you.
from $499
- Everything in Publish-Ready
- Front, back and spine designed for print
- Kindle ebook cover in Amazon’s size
- Built to the KDP and Barnes & Noble templates
Every package starts with the free 30-minute call, so you only pay once we both agree it fits. Need a blog or marketing too? Both are add-ons, priced on the call.
A page for your book, from day one
Publish-Ready and Cover + Publish include an author page on cngstudios.com. One link to put in your bio, on social and on the back of the book, before you have a website of your own.
- Your cover, your bio and a short description of the book
- Buy buttons for Amazon and Barnes & Noble that go straight to your listings
- A short, clean address: cngstudios.com/authors/your-name
- We update it when you add a format or a new book
Alix Alora
Author of The Necromancer & the Golden Knight, book one of a dark romantasy series. Paperback and Kindle, ISBN 978-1-965953-11-2.
One of our own authors. The buttons go to her live listings; your page gets the same buttons for your book.
When the book needs more than a launch
Two add-ons, scoped and priced on your call, so you only take what the book needs.
A blog for your book
Readers find a book through the ideas in it. We set up a blog on your author page or your own domain, built around your chapters and themes, with your first posts drafted from the manuscript and a simple way to publish the next ones yourself.
- Set up on your domain or alongside your author page
- First posts drafted from your own chapters, for you to edit
- Written so search engines and AI assistants can find the book
Marketing, with our partners
When a book needs ads, social media, a full website or a campaign around the launch, we bring in the two agencies we work with and stay on the project with you.
BullFrogDog
Modent Marketing
From manuscript to listed
A free 30-minute call
We talk through your book: formats, stores, cover and timing. You leave with a plan, whether or not you go further.
We register your imprint
Your ISBNs are registered with Bowker under your imprint name, and you get the barcode files.
Cover, copyright page, author page
Whatever your package includes, built to the exact specs each store asks for.
You publish and get paid
You upload to your own Amazon KDP and Barnes & Noble Press accounts. The stores pay you directly.
We publish too
Every number on this page comes from doing it ourselves, under our own ISBN block. The store links are live, so you can see the listings for yourself.
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Self-publishing questions authors ask us
Do I keep the rights to my book?
Yes. You keep the copyright and every right to your book. CNG Studios registers the ISBN; the book is yours.
Who receives the royalties?
You do. You upload the book to your own Amazon KDP and Barnes & Noble Press accounts, so the stores pay you directly. We never take a share.
Whose name appears as the publisher?
Your imprint’s. The copyright page reads “Published by [your imprint], an imprint of CNG Studios LLC”, because CNG Studios is the registered owner of the ISBN block the number comes from.
Can I sell the same book on Amazon and Barnes & Noble?
Yes. The free ISBNs those stores give away only work in their own store. An ISBN from CNG Studios works everywhere, so one paperback can carry one number in every store.
How many ISBNs does my book need?
One per format: paperback, hardcover and ebook each get their own. A Kindle ebook can also go up without one, since Amazon assigns its own ID.
What happens to the ISBN later?
It stays with that edition of your book for good. A new edition (a new format, or a substantially revised text) gets a new ISBN, which is the industry rule everywhere.
Do I need my own ISBN to self-publish?
Not to sell on one store: Amazon KDP and Barnes & Noble Press each give you a free ISBN for use in their own store, and the listing then shows “Independently published” or the store’s name as publisher. You need your own ISBN when you want one number that works in every store, or your own imprint name as the publisher of record.
How much does an ISBN cost?
Bought directly from Bowker, the US ISBN agency, a single ISBN costs over $100, and you register it yourself. Our Imprint ISBN package is $39 and includes the registration under your imprint name, the barcode file and the ongoing record maintenance. The Book Set covers paperback, hardcover and ebook for $99.
Is CNG Studios a traditional publisher or a self-publishing service?
A self-publishing service. We don’t acquire your book, take a share of sales, or decide what you publish. We supply the ISBN under your imprint, build the files the stores need, and show you how to publish from your own accounts. The book stays yours.
What is the free consultation?
A 30-minute call about your book: formats, stores, cover, timing and which package fits. No fee and no obligation. If none of the packages fit, we’ll say so.
Book a free 30-minute call
Tell us about your book and when you’re free. We’ll email you to confirm a time.
Your call is with Gonzalo FigueroaFounder of CNG Studios, Miami. The studio has published 13+ titles under this ISBN block, and he takes every consultation himself.
- Which formats and stores make sense for your book
- What your cover needs to pass each store’s check
- A realistic timeline to launch day
- Which package fits, or whether you need one at all