ISBN
Americannoun
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ISBNsabbreviation
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When a book is listed for online resale for the first time, the data the seller enters about the title can become the default information generated for all future scans of its unique ISBN.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021
Some costs are simply table stakes; you’ll need an ISBN, for instance, the number that identifies the book to any retailer or distributor.
From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2014
My book was assigned its own unique ISBN: 978-3-659-46676-2.
From Slate • Mar. 24, 2014
It’s been very useful, as I can input books either using a bar code scanner, with the ISBN, or manually if they don’t have a bar code or ISBN.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2013
People could search the online catalog by author, title, subject, date, or ISBN.
From A Short History of EBooks by Lebert, Marie
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