https://www.pitara.com/tags/isbn-numbers/Recent content in Isbn Numbers on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-an-isbn-number/Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:48:45 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/what-is-an-isbn-number/<p>There are hundreds of thousands of publishers across the world, and millions of books get printed every year. Moreover, a book like <em>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</em> is a book that has been printed by several publishers. This makes the task of identifying a book very difficult.</p> <p>To overcome the problem of identifying books, publishers have came up with a unique numbering system. For instance, if 50,000 copies of <em>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</em> are printed by a publisher at one time (called an edition), all of them are identified by one number code. This number code is like your home address that cannot be shared by anyone else apart from your parents and siblings.</p>