What is an ISBN?

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique, identifying number assigned to a book by its publisher.

Here are some examples of ISBN numbers:

• ISBN 0-226-07522-2
• ISBN 0-673-52132-X

• Concept module: ISBN
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): I
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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