Comments on: Self-Publishing Basics: Deciphering the Bookland EAN Bar Code http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/self-publishing-basics-deciphering-the-bookland-ean-bar-code/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-publishing-basics-deciphering-the-bookland-ean-bar-code Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:27:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachael Gootnick http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/self-publishing-basics-deciphering-the-bookland-ean-bar-code/#comment-9049 Rachael Gootnick Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:28:02 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=626#comment-9049 Joel, I've had some difficulty trying to find an open-source EAN barcode generator. How would you suggest self-publishers to generate a barcode for their projects? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one! Rachael Gootnick Open Publishing Guide at RIT Joel,
I’ve had some difficulty trying to find an open-source EAN barcode generator. How would you suggest self-publishers to generate a barcode for their projects? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one!
Rachael Gootnick
Open Publishing Guide at RIT

]]> By: James DeSalvo http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/self-publishing-basics-deciphering-the-bookland-ean-bar-code/#comment-5970 James DeSalvo Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:49:54 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=626#comment-5970 Thanks a lot. It's been so hard to decipher what belongs on a book and what doesn't. Thanks a lot. It’s been so hard to decipher what belongs on a book and what doesn’t.

]]> By: Joel Friedlander http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/self-publishing-basics-deciphering-the-bookland-ean-bar-code/#comment-5967 Joel Friedlander Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:46:52 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=626#comment-5967 James, You don't really need to encode the price into the ISBN and, in some cases it's better not to. Retailers scan the barcode but pull the price information from their own database anyway, since pricing is up to them. All you can put on the barcode is, in effect, an MSRP. I have no idea why CreateSpace wouldn't use a standard Bookland EAN barcode, you might want to double check or ask them which barcode they do recommend. James,

You don’t really need to encode the price into the ISBN and, in some cases it’s better not to. Retailers scan the barcode but pull the price information from their own database anyway, since pricing is up to them. All you can put on the barcode is, in effect, an MSRP. I have no idea why CreateSpace wouldn’t use a standard Bookland EAN barcode, you might want to double check or ask them which barcode they do recommend.

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