ISBNs to stretch to 13 digits as early as 2004

February 7, 2003 - 1:10pm — Karl

A report at BookTech Magazine says that the International Standards Organization (ISO) will likely update the ISBN from 10 to 13 digits:

\"Supporters of the change say the update is needed to avoid running out of ISBN numbers, and to make ISBN compatible with Europe\'s standard. The 13-digit European Article Numbering/Uniform Code Council, or EAN.UCC, is used by 900,000 companies.\"