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ISBN (Bookland EAN) Books
A book’s ISBN printed as an EAN-13 with the prefix 978 or 979, the ‘Bookland’ prefixes. Old 10-digit ISBNs convert by adding 978 and recomputing the check digit.
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At a glance
Introduced 1970 (ISBN), 2007 (13-digit)
Created by ISO 2108, International ISBN Agency
Characters Digits 0–9 (ISBN-10 check can be X)
Length 13 digits as EAN-13 (prefix 978 or 979)
Check EAN-13 Mod 10; ISBN-10 uses Mod 11
Capacity 9 identifying digits Example: 9780306406157 Anatomy Start guard Digit 7 · L (odd parity) set · parity pattern LGGLGL encodes the leading 9 7 Digit 8 · G (even parity) set · parity pattern LGGLGL encodes the leading 9 8 Digit 0 · G (even parity) set · parity pattern LGGLGL encodes the leading 9 0 Digit 3 · L (odd parity) set · parity pattern LGGLGL encodes the leading 9 3 Digit 0 · G (even parity) set · parity pattern LGGLGL encodes the leading 9 0 Digit 6 · L (odd parity) set · parity pattern LGGLGL encodes the leading 9 6 Centre guard Digit 4 · R set 4 Digit 0 · R set 0 Digit 6 · R set 6 Digit 1 · R set 1 Digit 5 · R set 5 Digit 7 · R set · check digit 7 End guard 9 Hover or tap a digit.
