Apply for ISBN Registration

About ISBN registration

#1. Significance

It is mandatory for all the book publishing houses to display ISBN number on all the books published by them.

#2. Reliability

An ISBN number on a book gives an assurance that the book is truly genuine and is not plagiarised, pirated, offensive or spurious.

#3. One-time Process

ISBN registration process is one-time process. The publisher of books need not apply for renewal of ISBN registration.

#4. Global recognition

On searching ISBN number of a book on ISBN portal one can find all details of the book e.g. name and details of the book and its author.

#5. Access to bibliographic databases.

These are databases are set up by ISBN to help libraries and book trade organizations to give a timely update to the customers.

#6. Uniform Format for publishing

ISBN Enables a publisher to specify a particular edition of a book and a uniform format to publish that particular book.

What is an ISBN?

ISBN is an acronym for International Standard Book Number, is a unique 13-digit numeric code used to identify the commercial books. Earlier, ISBN consisted of 10 digits till December 2006. After 1 January 2007, this was increased to 13. The ISBN is allotted after calculation with a secret mathematical formula. Moreover, they consist of a check-digit to validate the number.

Structure of an ISBN

Every ISBN comprises 5 essential components and each segment is separated with spaces (below barcode) or hyphens (above barcode). The 5 elements of ISBN code have been given below:

# Prefix element The ISBN number begins with 978 or 979. This is the prefix element.

# Registration group element This part denotes the particular country, state, or region from the international ISBN system. This may consist of 1 to 5 digits.

# Registrant element This element is to identify the publisher. This may comprise up to 7 digits in length.

# Publication element This part signifies the specific edition and format of a particular title. This can be of up to 6 digits.

# Check digit This is the concluding part, which is the last single digit of the ISBN code. It mathematically validates the rest part of the ISBN number. This is basically calculated with a Mod 10 system with alternating weights of 1 and 3.

Process of ISBN registration

#1. Upload the required documents & information to our web portal.

#2. Consult our business advisor on how to get an ISBN.

#3. Our professional will verify the validity of documents & Information provided.

#4. On successful submission of ISBN application, your application will be sent for clarification.

#5. Send suitable reply to the clarification for objection on ISBN, If any.

#6. On a satisfactory reply, the ISBN number will be allotted.

Documents required for ISBN registration

#1. ID Proof of Author

#2. Content of Book

#3. Description of Book

#4. Cover Page of the book

#5. Title of the book

#6. Publisher & Printer Details