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FAQs--> buying a standardHow to get the ISO 9001 StandardQ: How & where do you get a copy of the Standard, and what does it cost? A: The cheapest option is to buy an electronic version, not hardcopy. You get a single downloadable, *.pdf file, and can print it. You can only buy it from someone with a license to sell ISO publications, ie, you can't just get one from any bookshop. Q: But is it the same price no matter where you buy it? A: Because it's exactly the same Standard, you might think so. Because whether you buy it in Australia, the USA, Canada or the UK or another country, the content is exactly the same: the official text of the ISO standard, approved by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
But comparing prices is worthwhile. Following the release
of the 2008 version, and using currency rate conversion from
www.xe.com the result in
Feb 09 was that
ANSI (USA) $180
It seems only available in hardcopy at the sales counter in India (or I couldn't work out the website). I gave up on Malaysia (wanted registration before divulging price). If you do buy online, check out the conditions of sale first, to make sure you can abide by them. Finally, another reminder: don't buy ISO 9004 (Guidelines for Performance Improvement) under any circumstances. It's well out of date, under major revision and due for release this year (2009). How to buy a Standard online:
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