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The first few para's of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN are a better summary of the issue. tl;dr; - The ISBN is intended
by bell-cot 9mo ago
The first few para's of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN are a better summary of the issue.
tl;dr; - The ISBN is intended to be a physical Part Number, within the book business. Where "hardcover, or paperback, or trade paperback, or large print, or revised edition, or ..." very much matters.