Welcome to Bookland

Did you know that Bookland is a fictitious country? There is such a thing, and this one was created in the 1980s to reserve an EAN (European Article Number) for books, regardless of which country they come from. This helps the EAN to catalogue books by ISBN (International Standard Book Number). Most products have an EAN, but the Bookland code lets the EAN combine the two.

Almost every book published since 1970 has an ISBN. Books that are published privately do not have ISBNs. Here at JimmyD’s ISBNs are just one of the things we use to catalogue our books. Our catalogue enables us to look up books and know immediately if they are on the shelf, even if all we have is a title or an author’s name. It’s very useful, and it helps us serve you better, too. So if there’s a certain book you’re looking for, come into JimmyD’s and we’ll help you find it.

Have a look here for more info on ISBNs.

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