Bar Coding

All inventory should be bar-coded with the industry standard ISBN barcode on the back cover. The “Bookland”  EAN barcode is recommended for any publishers selling to bookstores or other retail operations. For over 30 years general retailers have used machine-readable barcodes as a critically important tool at the point of sale. Publishers not using ISBNs for their products should use consistent coding systems for their products; every product should have a unique number. This information should also appear in barcode format on the back cover of the product. Publishers Storage and Shipping Corp. extensively uses barcodes in its quality control systems and other processes to increase efficiency.