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ISBN Barcode
This Symbology is also known as
International Standard Book Number, Bookland EAN, ISBN-13, ISBN-10, ISBN+5,
ISBN+2, ISBN Supplement 5/Five-digit Add-On, ISBN Supplement 2/Two-digit Add-On
This Barcode Symbology is supported by the following
Neodynamic products:
Overview
 ISBN stands for International
Standard Book Number - a unique identifier assigned to each edition of every
published book and book-like product. The purpose of the ISBN is to establish
and identify one title or edition of a title from one specific publisher and is
unique to that edition, allowing for more efficient marketing of products by
booksellers, libraries, universities, wholesalers and distributors. The ISBN was originally developed as a 10-digit number, which
for more than three decades has performed extremely well as a catalog number
for books. However, the International ISBN Agency has determined that sometime
in the not-too-distant future they will begin to run out of 10-digit numbers
for publishers. Accordingly, in January 2007, the ISBN will be redefined from a
10-digit to a 13-digit number.
Barcode Professional supports both ISBN-10 as well as ISBN-13
numbers and thus, you can pass to it both type of ISBNs as the value to encode.
All ISBN-10 number is automatically converted to ISBN-13 by Barcode
Professional.
The Components of an ISBN
The ISBN number is either 10 or 13 digits long and consists of
four or five parts:
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If 13-digit ISBN, a GS1 Prefix, either 978 or 979
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The country of origin or language code
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The publisher number which is assigned by the national ISBN agency
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The item number
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The checksum character which ensures that each ISBN is valid, meaning that the
number is correct
Notes
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The different parts can have different lengths and are usually separated by
hyphens (-)
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The "X" that you see at the end of some ISBNs is a Roman numeral, a way of
putting the number "10" into a single digit
Add-On or Supplement code
The Add-On Symbols were designed to encode information
supplementary to that in the main bar code symbol on periodicals and paperback
books. The Add-On can be composed of 2 or 5 digits only. For ISBN barcodes a
Five-digit Add-On is usually used for the Retail Suggested Price.
Sample of an ISBN Five-Digit Add-On Barcode Light Margin Indicators - a greater than (>) and/or
less than (<) character - are intended to protected the essential light
areas to the left and right of the code that the barcode scanner needs to
recognize the beginning and end.
How to create ISBN barcodes using Barcode Professional
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Note: Please refer to the Class
Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods
stated in this document.
In order to get an ISBN barcode image, please follow these
steps:
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Set the Symbology property to Isbn
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Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
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Set the BarWidth property to 0.013
(Value is expressed in Inches)
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Set the BarHeight property to 0.9
(Value is expressed in Inches)
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If Guard Bars are needed:
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Set the GuardBar property to True
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Set the GuardBarHeight property to 0.965 (Value is expressed in
Inches)
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Set the QuietZoneWidth property to 0.091 (Value is expressed in
Inches)
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Set the Code
property with an ISBN number. You can specify 10-digit ISBN as well as 13-digit
ISBN
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Add-On Settings if needed:
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Set the EanUpcSupplement to Digits2 (Two-Digit Add-On) or Digits5
(Five-Digit Add-On)
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Set the EanUpcSupplementCode with the Add-On value which must be 2 or 5
digits only
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Drawn Light Margin Indicators if needed:
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Set the DisplayLightMarginIndicator to True
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Set the Text property to ISBN + number string
Note: Please refer to the Class
Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods
stated in this document.
In order to get an ISBN barcode image, please follow these
steps:
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Set the Symbology property to Isbn
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Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
All values for barcode dimensions are expressed
in INCHES by default. However, Barcode Professional supports other unit
of measurement such as Millimeter, Centimeter, and Mils.
For modifying the unit of measurement for barcoding, please set up the BarcodeUnit
property as needed.
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Set the BarWidth property to 0.013 (Value is expressed in Inches)
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Set the BarHeight property to 0.9 (Value is expressed in Inches)
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If Guard Bars are needed:
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Set the GuardBar property to True
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Set the GuardBarHeight property to 0.965 (Value is expressed in
Inches)
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Set the QuietZone property to 0.091, 0, 0.091, 0 - Left, Top,
Right, Bottom (Value is expressed in Inches)
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Set the Code property with an ISBN number. You can specify 10-digit ISBN
as well as 13-digit ISBN
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Add-On Settings if needed:
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Set the EanUpcSupplement to Digits2 (Two-Digit Add-On) or Digits5
(Five-Digit Add-On)
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Set the EanUpcSupplementCode with the Add-On value which must be 2 or 5
digits only
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Drawn Light Margin Indicators if needed:
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Set the DisplayLightMarginIndicator to True
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Set the Text property to ISBN + number string
ISBN barcode images example
Code property = 0-7356-2153-5, DisplayLightMarginIndicator
property = True, EanUpcSupplement property = Digits5, and EanUpcSupplementCode
property = 90000, and Text property = ISBN 0-7356-2153-5 will
produce the following barcode image:
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