International Standard Book Number

1965

It was created by Gordon Foster, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin, for the booksellers and stationers WHSmith and others in 1965.

Reeder Returns, published by Hodder in 1965, has , where "340" indicates the publisher, "01381" is the serial number assigned by the publisher, and "8" is the check digit.

1966

The method of assigning an ISBN is nation-specific and varies between countries, often depending on how large the publishing industry is within a country. The initial ISBN identification format was devised in 1967, based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering (SBN) created in 1966.

1967

The method of assigning an ISBN is nation-specific and varies between countries, often depending on how large the publishing industry is within a country. The initial ISBN identification format was devised in 1967, based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering (SBN) created in 1966.

The ISBN identification format was conceived in 1967 in the United Kingdom by David Whitaker (regarded as the "Father of the ISBN") and in 1968 in the United States by Emery Koltay (who later became director of the U.S.

1968

The ISBN identification format was conceived in 1967 in the United Kingdom by David Whitaker (regarded as the "Father of the ISBN") and in 1968 in the United States by Emery Koltay (who later became director of the U.S.

1970

The 10-digit ISBN format was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and was published in 1970 as international standard ISO 2108 (the 9-digit SBN code can be converted to a 10-digit ISBN by prefixing it with a zero digit '0'). Privately published books sometimes appear without an ISBN.

Bowker). The 10-digit ISBN format was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and was published in 1970 as international standard ISO 2108.

1974

The United Kingdom continued to use the nine-digit SBN code until 1974.

1978

The ISO on-line facility only refers back to 1978. An SBN may be converted to an ISBN by prefixing the digit "0".

2005

The process began on 1 January 2005 and was planned to conclude on 1 January 2007.

Hence, many booksellers (e.g., Barnes & Noble) migrated to EAN barcodes as early as March 2005.

Although many American and Canadian booksellers were able to read EAN-13 barcodes before 2005, most general retailers could not read them.

2007

The ISBN is ten digits long if assigned before 2007, and thirteen digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007.

The ISBN is thirteen digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007, and ten digits long if assigned before 2007.

The process began on 1 January 2005 and was planned to conclude on 1 January 2007.




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