Obtain a full barcode using IngramSpark’s cover template generator.Purchase your full barcode through Bowker for $25ish.To get bookstores, libraries, and distributors to carry your book, you need both the ISBN (EAN-13) and the retail price (EAN-5) in your barcode. However, NCH will just convert your ISBN, not your retail price.
If you are designing your own cover or if your designer needs you to BYOB (Bring Your Own Barcode), then you have some options: Your ISBN is 13 digits, so that’s why the barcode equivalent is called the EAN-13. The most basic barcode will just have the ISBN number as a barcode (EAN 13) and will have the ISBN typed out underneath it. If you look at a barcode for most books purchased from a bookstore, you will see there are actually two barcodes inside the barcode area: one for the ISBN and one for the retail price. What Is a Barcode?īarcodes help bookstores manage the count of their inventory, the value of their inventory, the pricing of their inventory, and the customer transaction.Ī barcode puts numbers associated with your book into a graphic form that can be read by a laser scanner and integrated into a point of sale (POS) system. If you are just selling books out of the trunk of your car to individuals or giving them out as gifts with no intention of ever turning it into an income stream, then you don’t need a barcode or ISBN.
If you are brand-new to self-publishing, you will want to partner this article with its parent post, “ How to Set Up Your Self-Publishing Company on Bowker." Who Needs a Barcode? While this is not an exhaustive article on all things barcode, we are going to hit the highlights for the self-published author: I’ve learned a lot in my time as a book designer, and Shayla was nice enough to let me share that knowledge with you.
Barcodes can often cause a bit of exasperation for self-published authors and new book designers.
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