What Is the Universal Product Code?
The Universal Product Code (U.P.C.), commonly known as the bar code, is a computerized product identification system. Basically, bar codes are those black-and-white bars read by scanners at checkout counters. The ISBN is not the same as a U.P.C. but it can be translated into bar code format. In fact, retail chains almost always require both an ISBN and a Universal Product Code (U.P.C.). There are several bar code film master suppliers that translate ISBNs into bar codes.
