[Koha] huge isbn numbers on the way!

[MJ Ray]

On 2003-09-30 05:37:10 +0100 COURYHOUSE at aol.com wrote:

> <A 
> HREF="http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA325273&display=breakingNews&publication=publishersweekly">http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&
> articleid=CA325273&display=breakingNews&publication=publishersweekly</A>

For those without browsers just now, it says that the Book Industry 
Study Group calls for Bookland EAN barcodes to be used instead of the 
12-digit ones and for ISBNs to become 13 digits, reporting 
http://www.bisg.org/news/news_isbn_what.html

I am a little confused: I think the current Bookland EAN is basically 
a 3-digit country code for "ISBN", the first 9 digits of the ISBN 
(dropping the last check digit) and a different check digit, totalling 
13 digits.  If ISBN itself becomes 13 digits, how will it be mapped 
into the new 14-digit EAN barcode but still leave space for other 
products?  10% of all barcodes for books?

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