ISBN registration group
ISBN group 978-2 — French language
ISBNs beginning 978-2 are issued for French language. The group identifier has 1 digit.
Registrant (publisher) ranges
| Registrant range | Registrant digits | Publication digits | Titles per registrant | Registrants in range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00–19 | 2 | 6 | 1,000,000 | 20 |
| 200–349 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 150 |
| 35000–39999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| 400–486 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 87 |
| 487000–494999 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 8,000 |
| 495–495 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 1 |
| 4960–4966 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 7 |
| 49670–49699 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 30 |
| 497–527 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 31 |
| 5280–5299 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 20 |
| 530–699 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 170 |
| 7000–8399 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 1,400 |
| 84000–89999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 6,000 |
| 900000–919799 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 19,800 |
| 91980–91980 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 1 |
| 919810–919942 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 133 |
| 9199430–9199689 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 260 |
| 919969–949999 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 30,031 |
| 9500000–9999999 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 500,000 |
Shorter registrant numbers are issued to larger publishers (more publication digits = more titles).
Reading an ISBN from this group
Every ISBN in this group starts 978-2-. The next digits are the registrant; look up which range the following seven digits fall into to know how long the registrant element is. For example, if the registrant has 2 digits, the publication element has 6 digits, then comes the check digit.
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Sources & data
- International ISBN Agency RangeMessage (Fri, 6 Nov 2026 03:30:05 UTC).