Trade in - isbn 10 vs isbn 13
Would like to trade in my textbooks now that im finished school. When i get to the page that says “make sure the isbn on the back of the book matches the example below” it shows the isbn 10, but what is printed on my book is the isbn 13. Is this okay? they are the corresponding isbn numbers, and amazon has both listed in the details of the book, but it asks to verify that the isbn is correctly printed on the book with the isbn 10, which mine does not have since it is a new book… will it still be accepted?
Edited by: mermaid maja on Jan 19, 2018 3:55 PM
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You could open the book and look at the Publishers detail page. And that might show the number you’re looking for.
Sometimes books have a different number depending on whether or not it’s a paperback or a hardcover and a lot of times next to the number you’ll see in ( ) paperback or hardcover
Google answers
An ISBN is assigned to each edition and variation (except reprintings) of a book. … The ISBN is 13 digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007, and 10 digits long if assigned before 2007. An International Standard Book Number consists of 4 parts (if it is a 10digit ISBN) or 5 parts (for a 13 digitISBN):
Are ISBN 10 and 13 the same?
Now all ISBNs are 13-digits long. If you were assigned 10-digit ISBNs, you can convert them to the 13-digit format at the converter found at this website. A 10-digit ISBN cannot be converted to 13-digits merely by placing three digits in front of the 10-digit number.
About the ISBN Standard
“ISBN” stands for “International Standard Book Number”. An ISBN is a number, not a bar code. One agency per country is designated to assign ISBNs for the publishers and self-publishers located in that country. The U.S. ISBN Agency cannot assign ISBNs to publishers and self-publishers located outside the United States and its territories.
The ISBN identifies the title or other book-like product (such as an audiobook) to which it is assigned, but also the publisher to be contacted for ordering purposes. If an ISBN is obtained from a company other than the official ISBN Agency, that ISBN will not identify the publisher of the title accurately. This can have implications for doing business in the publishing industry supply chain.
ISBNs are assigned to publishers and self-publishers as follows: 1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 or 100,000 numbers.
When participating in the ISBN standard, publishers and self-publishers are required to report all information about titles to which they have assigned ISBNs. For more than thirty years, ISBNs were 10 digits long. On January 1, 2007 the ISBN system switched to a 13-digit format. Now all ISBNs are 13-digits long. If you were assigned 10-digit ISBNs, you can convert them to the 13-digit format at the converter found at this website. A 10-digit ISBN cannot be converted to 13-digits merely by placing three digits in front of the 10-digit number. There is an algorithm that frequently results in a change of the last digit of the ISBN.
Note about 979 ISBNs:
ISBNs beginning 979 will not be issued in the United States for at least several years until current inventories of ISBNs are depleted. When they are assigned, they will not replace those beginning with 978.
ISBNs beginning 978 and 979 will coexist in the book industry for a number of years.978 ISBNs cannot be converted to 979 ISBNs.979 ISBNs are not convertible to a 10-digit format and exist only in a 13-digit format.
Edited by: vespa on Jan 19, 2018 4:23 PM
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Short answer, a the difference between an ISBN-13 and ISBN-10 is the prefix “978” at the front of the 13 digit, which results in a different check digit (the last number, or letter x).
Ignoring the “978”, if all the rest of the numbers match other than the very last digit, you should be good to go.
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Its OK Don’t worry about it.
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It does not matter what format the ISBN is printed in – either 10 or 13 format – if the number matches either way, then it’s a match.
