979-prefix ISBNs on the way in 2008

5 June 2007 Books+Publishing

The International ISBN Agency has announced that it expects that ISBNs with a 979 prefix will begin to be issued in the second quarter of 2008.All 13-digit ISBNs issued to date have carried the 978 prefix, which allowed systems to carry both 10 and 13-digit ISBNs. Once the 979 prefix...