Does the ISBN change affect the bar code on books?
No. There has been no change to the Bookland EAN bar code itself or to the number encoded within it.The human-readable ISBN displayed above the Bookland EAN bar code has changed, however, with the currently printed ISBN-10 being replaced by the new ISBN-13.ISBN: 978-1-4028-9462-6All books that are presently marked with the Bookland EAN bar code on Cover 4 are correctly bar coded both for the present and the future. There is NO new bar code for books.Please note that BISG has adopted a policy recommending there be only one bar code, the Bookland EAN bar code, on Cover 4 (the back cover) of any book.