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Information about the ISBN |
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The International Standard
Book Number (ISBN) is a unique, scanable, book identifier. Not only
do book sellers rely on this number, but many print-on-demand printers
use the ISBN to identify each book and cover in its print inventory.
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In the United States, it is
issued through Bowker. Bowker
offers many programs for self publishing and publishers, including
printing the actual bar code: Bowker
Bar Code Service. |
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For additional information about the ISBN bar codeTux.org
and free barcode generator, |
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Because of its importance,
the book designer must take the need for a adequately sized ISBN
bar code into consideration when designing the book's cover, and
it appears on the copyright page, see Parts
of a Book. The actual bar code graphic can be obtained at anywhere
from no cost to over a hundred dollars. |
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