ISBN / Book Barcodes
All books need an International Standard Book Number (ISBN), which you can obtain from a designated organisation in your country. If you already have an ISBN, and want barcode images for it, you can buy them below. If you don’t have an ISBN, you can find the designated organisation for your country here
Sample ISBN Barcode:
Download Sample ISBN Barcode Images (zip file)
You will get your ISBN barcode pictures via email promptly (in 5 various formats). Pick your preferred barcode format, and place the barcode image into your book cover’s design before printing.
Price Code (Optional)
ISBN numbers can have 5-digit price codes (called “EAN 5”) added to the end. These codes can encode prices up to £99.99, $99.99 USD or CAD only. For example, the EAN 5 code for $9.99 USD is “50999”. Retailers can use these codes to determine the recommended retail price for books, but most scanners cannot read them and it is not common practice to add this code to ISBN numbers. If you want a price code for your ISBN number, specify this and state the value and currency in the ‘additional information’ section when you complete your details.
Price Codes:
0 (or 1) = GBP
3 = AUD
4 = NZD
5 = USD
6 = CAD
ISBN Barcode Turnaround Time: Once we get your order, we will make the ISBN barcode for you by hand and send it to you via email. Usually, this takes 2-24 hours, depending on the timing of your order. Our regular working hours are from 7 am to 7 pm, Monday to Friday (NZ time), and we process some orders on Saturdays wherever feasible.
If you have a magazine, you will need to see our ISSN Magazine barcode page.
If you have printed music, you will require an International Standard Music Number (ISMN) first. Once you obtain it, you can turn it into barcode images. A 13-digit ISMN, for example, 979-0-2600-0043-8, can be transformed into a corresponding 13-digit EAN-13 barcode, akin to the way book ISBN numbers are converted into barcodes. Kindly order “ISBN Barcode Images” and enter your ISMN number (not an ISBN number) into the designated text box before adding to the cart.