>-----Original Message----- >From: c...@l-i-e.com [mailto:c...@l-i-e.com] >Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:47 AM >To: mysql@lists.mysql.com >Subject: RE: how to design book db > > >Just theories here: > > > >The same book re-issued by another publisher might have a different >ISBN. > > > >A book with an insert (e.g., CDROM) may have a different ISBN, but be >the "same" for some purposes. > > > >And mistakes can be made... > > > >Ultimately, I suspect that the uniqueness of ISBN to what normal folks >call the "same book" is not as clear as one would hope. > > [JS] I'm really glad I was able to eavesdrop on this conversation. I had no idea the ISBN issue was so murky.
For better or worse, most of "my" publishers don't use ISBNs; many of them don't even assign product numbers. I guess the only way around it is to assign your own unique key. > >-- >MySQL General Mailing List >For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=jschwa...@the- >infoshop.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
