Page numbering and ISBN

[Stéphane]

Hi,

In the Librarian Manual it is written that we can change the page number only if you have the exact book with a matching ISBN.

I have a book with a page numbering wrong but when I want to edit it, the ISBN and the ISBN13 are not the same. My book is the same as the ISBN13. So should I update the page number or keep it that way ?

Thanks

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Being more specific would help. What edition on Goodreads (link, please)? What ISBNs are on your edition?

[Stéphane]

It's ok thanks I figured out. It just disturbed me because I thought ISBN13 was always the same as the ISBN except for the 3 numbers at the beginning.

But for my case the ISBN is 2290024821 and the ISBN13 is 9782290024829

One end with 1 and the other with 9 so I thought it was another edition or something else but it doesn't looks like it.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

The check digit (final digit) of the ISBN10 and ISBN13 are usually not the same, actually. You can use one of several converters to be sure you have a pair. I like this one: http://pcn.loc.gov/isbncnvt.html

[Stéphane]

Nice one, thanks for the tip!

It should be added in the useful links for librarian topic.