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International Standard Book Number (ISBN) code

Description

A 10-digit checksum code used worldwide to identify books in stores. In the ISBN-10 convention, the modulo-\(11\) check digit can take values between \(0\) and \(10\), with \(10\) denoted by the symbol \(X\).

Protection

The last digit of an ISBN-10 string is a check digit computed modulo 11 [1].

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Primary Hierarchy

Classical Domain
Galois-field Kingdom
\(q\)-ary codeECC
Parents
\(q\)-ary code
The last digit of an ISBN-10 string is a check digit computed modulo 11 [1].
Checksum codeECC
The last digit of an ISBN-10 string is a check digit computed modulo 11 [1].
International Standard Book Number (ISBN) code

References

[1]
R. Hill, A First Course in Coding Theory (Oxford University Press, 1988)
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Zoo Code ID: isbn

Cite as:
“International Standard Book Number (ISBN) code”, The Error Correction Zoo (V. V. Albert & P. Faist, eds.), 2026. https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/isbn, arXiv:2606.11484
BibTeX:
@incollection{eczoo_isbn,
title={International Standard Book Number (ISBN) code},
booktitle={The Error Correction Zoo},
year={2026},
editor={Albert, Victor V. and Faist, Philippe},
eprint={2606.11484},
doi={10.48550/arXiv.2606.11484},
url={https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/isbn}
}
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“International Standard Book Number (ISBN) code”, The Error Correction Zoo (V. V. Albert & P. Faist, eds.), 2026. https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/isbn, arXiv:2606.11484

Github: https://github.com/errorcorrectionzoo/eczoo_data/edit/main/codes/classical/q-ary_digits/easy/isbn.yml.