I think you will find a book ISBN is a reference to a particular publisher's version of a particular book.
So in answer to your question, if several different publishers, or even the same publisher have published several different books all entitled 'Huckleberry Finn' then to avoid ambiguity in identifying one particular book from that group of books, each book should have a unique identifier, which AFAIK is what the ISBN is all about. The usual way to reference a book is by: Title: Author: Publisher: ISBN: Date Published: Edition: Price: plus any other attributes, such as hardback or paperback. HTH Keith In theory, theory and practice are the same; In practice they are not. On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, John Meyer wrote: > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > From: John Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Kinda OT: Book database question > > Hi, I'm trying to develop my own book database, and I have a question > about ISBN: Is that number linked to a book or to a title? That is, can > one title (say, Huckleberry Finn) have several ISBNs associated with it > through several book releases? -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
