What does 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.In the bar code example above:the ISBN-10, in human-readable text above the bar code: 0-940016-64-8becomes the ISBN-13/EAN-13 below the bar code: 978-0-940016-64-4note that the ISBN prefix and check digit change: 978- -4while the core 9-digits remain the same: 0-940016-64Note:Every ISBN ends with a check digit whose computed value is based on all preceding digits. The check digit must be recalculated every time the numbers in the ISBN change, as when the ‘978’ prefix is placed in front of the 9-digit core. [See the UCC Check Digit Calculator for more information about conversion rules]Who is affected by the ISBN change? Everyone who currently uses ISBNs will be affected by this change.
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. Figure 1: Bookland EAN (with 10-digit ISBN above the barcode) In the bar code example above: • the ISBN-10, in human-readable text above the bar code: 0-7356-2153-5 • becomes the ISBN-13/EAN-13 below the bar code: 9780735621534 • note that the ISBN prefix and check digit change: 978- -4 • while the core 9-digits remain the same: 735621535Note: Every ISBN ends with a check digit whose computed value is based on all preceding digits. The check digit must be recalculated every time the numbers in the ISBN change, as when the ‘978’ prefix is placed in front of the 9-digit core.
