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What
is ISBN?
ISBN stands for International
Standard Book Number. It is a unique
identifier assigned to every book which provides
a standard way to identify books in global trade.
| ISBN Background |
The International Standards Organization
(ISO) has approved changing the length
of the ISBN from 10 to 13 digits effective
January 1, 2007.
This change will require that all book
industry trading partners use 13 digits
instead of 10 when transacting business
for new and backlist titles.
By industry agreement, the 10-digit ISBN
is referred to as "ISBN-10"
and the 13-digit ISBN is referred to as
"ISBN-13". |
Why
is the
ISBN change needed?
The ISBN standard is being changed to expand
the numbering capacity of the ISBN system and
alleviate numbering shortages in certain areas
of the world.
Changing the ISBN to 13 digits will fully align
the numbering system for books with the global
EAN. UCC identification system that is widely
used to identify most other consumer goods
What will the new
ISBN look like?
The ISBN-13 is exactly equivalent to the 13-digit
Bookland EAN (EAN-13) currently displayed below
(and encoded within) every book's Bookland EAN
bar code.
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