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ISBN-13: 978-0-555-02340-2
ISBN-10: 0-555-02340-0
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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Icons Used in This Book .................................................................................1
Where to Go from Here ...................................................................................1
ISBN-13: Everything You Need to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
What Is an ISBN? ..............................................................................................2
The Components of an ISBN ..........................................................................3
Transitioning the ISBN from 10 to 13 Digits .................................................4
ISBN-13s Are EANs ..........................................................................................5
Working with ISBN-13 ......................................................................................6
Handling the full ISBN-13 ......................................................................6
Banking your ISBN-10s ..........................................................................6
Converting your ISBN-10s to ISBN-13s ................................................6
Converting ISBN-13s back to ISBN-10s ................................................8
Converting 979 ISBN-13s to ISBN-10s: Stop! Don’t Do It! ...................8
Transitioning to ISBN-13 .................................................................................8
Dual numbering .....................................................................................8
Reconfiguring databases ......................................................................9
Communicating electronically in 14 digits .......................................10
Becoming ISBN-13 Compliant ......................................................................10
Working with ISBNs and Bar Codes ............................................................11
ISBN-13 bar codes contain no changes .............................................11
ISBNs and UPCs ...................................................................................12
Argh, I can’t deal with all of this! Can someone else
create the bar code for me? ...........................................................12
Help! The ISBN Printed on My Book Is Wrong! ..........................................13
Ten (Okay, Thirteen) Book Industry Web Sites .........................................13
Appendix A: Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
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