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ISBN Decision
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gistfile1.txt
{978}{1}{001}{000001}{0}
ISBN divided in 5 parts:
1. 978 is a constant for digital books.
2. Is country code 1 or 0 for us, lets just choose 1.
3. Publisher code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_group-1_ISBN_publisher_codes, looks like 001 is unlikely to be ever taken.
4. Product ID -> How do we generate this?
5. Check digit -> can be any digit we decide to use.
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