Does each story in a self published anthology need its own ISBN number?

I am interested in self publishing a short story anthology with a few friends, and we have a few questions that we can't seem to find answers to anywhere. (It may be that we're looking in the wrong places.)





1.) Does each short story need its own ISBN number?


2.) Does each short story need to have an official copyright?


3.) Do we have to go through a publishing house, or can we compile it by ourselves and use an independent printing company/website?|||1. No. ISBN numbers are for whole books, not for the individual stories in an anthology.


2. The copyright of a short story automatically belongs to the writer, so you would need their official permission to reproduce it in your anthology.


3. If you're self-publishing, the two options you've given amount to the same thing. All a self-publishing company does is, basically, type-set and print your book for you at your expense, just like a printer would. They may also offer proof-reading/design services at additional expense - but then, so would a design/print company.