Do You Need an ISBN for Your Book? Free vs Your Own
Print books on Amazon KDP need an ISBN, and KDP offers a free one. Ebooks on KDP do not need one. The free ISBN works only on KDP and lists KDP as the imprint.
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How to Copyright a Book: What Happens and When to Register
You do not have to do anything to copyright a book. Copyright protection starts automatically when you write the work and fix it in a form such as a file.