ISBN Barcodes for Books
If you already have an ISBN number for your book, you can now purchase the ISBN barcode for your number below.
If you don’t have an ISBN, please get one from the South African National Library first. Then come back to this webpage and order the ISBN barcode.
The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) is the official ISBN agency for South Africa. To apply for an ISBN from the NLSA, you must be a South African author or publisher. The application process is straightforward and can be completed online. Once your application has been processed, you will be assigned an ISBN free of charge. Then, revisit our website to order the ISBN barcode for the ISBN assigned to your publication. Add to the cart, then go to the checkout. The checkout page has a box where you can enter your ISBN number.
ISBN barcodes can be used worldwide.
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ISBN Barcode Images (for Books)
Select the quantity you wish to purchase and proceed to checkout. Then, enter your ISBN number into the “ISBN number” section of the checkout page.
Your images will then be emailed to you straight away in 5 formats: jpeg, eps, tiff, bmp, pdf. Download Sample ISBN Barcode Images (zip file).
Quantity Price per image 1 R 160
2 R 140 each
3 R 110 each
4 + R 80 each
10 + R 40 each
20 + R 25 each
50 + R 12 each
ISBN Barcode Image
Sample ISBN Barcode:
Download Sample ISBN Barcode Images (zip file)
You will receive your ISBN barcode images straight away by email (in 5 different formats).
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Useful Contacts
Publishers Association of South Africa
PASA is the largest publishing industry body in South Africa. PASA promotes creativity, literacy, the free flow of ideas, and the encouragement of a reading culture.
Need help with ISBN Barcodes?
Here are some common questions:
An ISBN is 13 digit unique identifier number assigned to books and other print, electronic, or multimedia publications. It is used for printed books and pamphlets containing more than four pages of text, maps, e-books, pdfs, Braille publications and audio books.The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) is the official ISBN agency for South Africa. Please go to https://www.nlsa.ac.za/isbn/.You will need a different barcode number and image for each separate publication. this includes different formats of the same book for example if you were publishing as a paperback and an eBook you would need two ISBNs.Don’t see what you’re looking for? Take a look at our answers to common questions.
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