The following information is taken from Book Industry Study Group website [http://www.bisg.org/isbn-13/]: “The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) provides a standard way to identify books in global trade. On January 1, 2007 the book industry transitioned to 13-digit ISBNs, phasing out the use of 10-digit numbers. Why did the ISBN change? The change to 13 digits was needed in order to expand the numbering capacity of the ISBN system and alleviate...