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The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit unique identifier for books, consisting of five segments: prefix, registration group, registrant, publication, and check digit. The check digit is calculated using a specific formula to validate the ISBN. Additionally, the document provides examples of country codes associated with different ISBN registration groups and mentions the use of barcodes for quick scanning of books.

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ISBN

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit unique identifier for books, consisting of five segments: prefix, registration group, registrant, publication, and check digit. The check digit is calculated using a specific formula to validate the ISBN. Additionally, the document provides examples of country codes associated with different ISBN registration groups and mentions the use of barcodes for quick scanning of books.

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International Standard Book Number

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique identifier for books, intended to simplify the dis-
tribution and purchase of books. An ISBN is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies a specific edition of a
book.

1 Segments of an ISBN

An ISBN consists of five parts, each separated by hyphens:

1. Prefix Element - Currently either 978 or 979.

2. Registration Group Element - Identifies the country, geographical region, or language area.

3. Registrant Element - Identifies the specific publisher.

4. Publication Element - Identifies the specific edition of the book.

5. Check Digit - A single digit used to validate the ISBN.

2 Example ISBN

Consider the ISBN :

978 0 306 40615 7


Prefix Registration Group Registrant Publication Check Digit
978-0-306-40615-7

• 978 - Prefix element

• 0 - Registration group element (English-speaking area)

• 306 - Registrant element (specific publisher)

• 40615 - Publication element (specific edition)

• 7 - Check digit

3 Working Formula for ISBN Validation

The check digit is calculated using a specific formula:


12
!
X
Check Digit = 10 − ai × wi mod 10
i=1

1
where ai are the first 12 digits of the ISBN and wi are the alternating weights of 1 and 3. If the result is 10, the
check digit is 0.
For example, for ISBN 978-0-306-40615-7:

9 × 1 + 7 × 3 + 8 × 1 + 0 × 3 + 3 × 1 + 0 × 3 + 6 × 1 + 4 × 3 + 0 × 1 + 6 × 3 + 1 × 1 + 5 × 3 = 93

93 mod 10 = 3

10 − 3 = 7

Check digit = 7

4 Country Codes

Here are some ISBN registration group elements for different countries:

• 0, 1 - English-speaking areas

• 2 - French-speaking areas

• 3 - German-speaking areas

• 4 - Japan

• 5 - Russian-speaking areas

• 7 - China

• 80-94 - Various other countries

5 ISBN Barcode

ISBN barcode for 978-0-306-40615-7:

The barcode allows for quick scanning and identification of the book.

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