International Standard Book Number
Also known as ISBN-10, ISBN-13, ISBN number, ISO 2108, urn:isbn:, ISBN (identifier)
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier that is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase or receive ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.
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The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique numeric code assigned to each book to identify it in the commercial marketplace. Publishers obtain these codes from authorized affiliates of the International ISBN Agency, making it easier to track, order, and manage books in the publishing industry.
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Key facts
- Identifier.name
- International Standard Book Number
- Identifier.image
- EAN-13-ISBN-13.svg
- Identifier.image_caption
- A 13-digit ISBN, 978-3-16-148410-0, as represented by an EAN-13 bar code
- Identifier.image_class
- notheme
- Identifier.image_style
- background-color: #f8f9fa;
- Identifier.acronym
- ISBN
- Identifier.organisation
- International ISBN Agency
- Identifier.digits
- 13 (formerly 10)
- Identifier.check_digit
- Weighted sum
- Identifier.example
- 978-3-16-148410-0
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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17 sectionsContents
- <span class="anchor" id="SBN"></span> History
- Overview
- Issuing process <span class="anchor" id="How ISBNs are issued"></span>
- Registration group element
- Registrant element
- English-language pattern <span class="anchor" id="Pattern for English language ISBNs"></span>
- Check digits
- ISBN-10 check digits
- ISBN-10 check digit calculation
- ISBN-13 check digit calculation
- ISBN-10 to ISBN-13 conversion
- <span class="anchor" id="Cancelled ISBN"></span>Errors in usage
- EAN format used in barcodes, and upgrading
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier that is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase or receive ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.
An ISBN cannot be used as a generic identifier for a work or title. A different ISBN is assigned to each separate edition and variation of a publication, but not to a simple reprinting of an existing item. For example, an e-book, a paperback and a hardcover edition of the same book must each have a different ISBN, but an unchanged reprint of the hardcover edition keeps the same ISBN. The ISBN is ten digits long if assigned before 2007, and thirteen digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007. The method of assigning an ISBN is nation-specific and varies between countries, often depending on how large the publishing industry is within a country.