The Bookland EAN Barcode
Barcodes are printed on the bottom right hand corner of the back side of the book. The ISBN is printed above the bar code. This is standard practice in the book publishing industry. Any changes to price after the barcode is issued will require a new barcode.
It is important to note that a Bookland EAN barcode is different from a store's Universal Product Code (UPC code). These codes are used by retail outlets that sell products other than books. Generally, only mass market paperbacks will have both a Bookland EAN barcode and an UPC code printed on the back cover.
Barcodes can be purchased from R.R. Bowker's website along with your ISBN code. This website has a wealth of information in regards to barcode sizing and advice on how to adhere your barcode to your book depending on its type (i.e. cloth books).
The pricing structure for bar codes is 1-5 barcodes ($25 per barcode), 6-10 barcodes ($23 per barcode), and 11-20 barcodes ($21 per barcode).
For more information, please see the R.R. Bowker website.
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