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Why do some books have two ISBN's, and which one is used for listings?
By R. A. Baker of Apollo House Press
On January 1, 2007, the global book industry began the transition to 13-digit ISBNs, slowly phasing out the use of 10-digit numbers. The change to 13 digits was needed in order to expand the numbering capacity of the ISBN system and alleviate numbering shortages in certain parts of the world. However, if they choose, some publishers may display BOTH the ISBN-10 and the ISBN-13 numbers on their books, during the transition to ISBN-13. While it is preferable to print only ISBN-13 numbers, some publishers will continue dual numbering/printing until the marketplace fully completes the transition to ISBN-13--hopefully sometime in 2008. That's why we still see some books with two ISBN's. If you had to choose a single number-format to list for promotional reasons, I would say choose the ISBN-13, because that's the number-format everyone is moving to. However, listing both numbers wouldn't hurt, until the transition is complete. My fantasy novel, "Rayna of Nightwind" is a good example of a book having two ISBN numbers listed in the barcode. However, the ISBN-13 number is listed on top and is the more prominent of the two.
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Rayna of Nightwind
Rayna of Nightwind ISBN: 978-0-9787518-7-6
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