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Contents

Preface to the Fifth Edition

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1. Background

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2. Advantages of the ISBN

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3. The Function and Scope of the ISBN

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4. Structure of the ISBN

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4.1 Prefix element

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4.2 Registration group element

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4.3 Registrant element

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4.4 Publication element

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4.5 Check digit

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4.6 Distribution of ranges

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5. Application of ISBN

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5.1 General

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5.2 Changes to publications

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5.3 Facsimile reprints

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5.4  Publications in different product forms

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5.5 Loose leaf publications

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5.6 Multi volume publications

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5.7 Backlist

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5.8 Collaborative publications

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5.9 Publications sold or distributed by agents

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5.10 Acquisition of one publisher by another

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5.11 Acquisition of complete stock of and rights in publication

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5.12 Publishers with more than one place of publication

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5.13 Register of ISBNs and accompanying metadata

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5.14 ISBNs can never be reused

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6. ISBN for Electronic Publications and Educational/Instructional Software

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6.1 ISBN for eligible electronic publications

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6.2 ISBN for eligible software products

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6.3 Principles for assignment of ISBN to electronic publications and eligible

software products

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7. ISBN for Print on Demand Publications

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8. Location and Display of the ISBN on Publications

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8.1 General

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8.2 ISBN in bar coded form

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8.3 Five digit add on code

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8.4 Providing the EAN.UCC bar code for ISBN

 instructions for film master

suppliers

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8.5 Algorithm for generating the ISBN and EAN.UCC bar code

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