Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!dartvax!andyb From: andyb@dartvax.UUCP (Andy Behrens) Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Re: ISBN Numbers - interpretation? Message-ID: <2478@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 18:53:20 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.2478 Posted: Mon Oct 15 18:53:20 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Oct-84 19:15:52 EDT References: <5236@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: Dartmouth College Lines: 17 The interpretation of the ISBN number "0-89141-161-5" is 0 Geographical region or language 89141 Publisher 161 Title 5 Check digit The title numbers are assigned arbitrarily by each publisher, so they have no independent meaning. Region 0 is "English-speaking countries", I believe. The grouping of the digits is variable, so less-widely spoken languages may have more digits assigned to the region and fewer to the publisher. Andy Behrens andyb@dartmouth.csnet {astrovax,dalcs,decvax,cornell,linus}!dartvax!andyb