ISBN registration group
ISBN group 978-3 — German language
ISBNs beginning 978-3 are issued for German language. The group identifier has 1 digit.
Registrant (publisher) ranges
| Registrant range | Registrant digits | Publication digits | Titles per registrant | Registrants in range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00–02 | 2 | 6 | 1,000,000 | 3 |
| 030–033 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 4 |
| 0340–0369 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 30 |
| 03700–03999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 300 |
| 04–19 | 2 | 6 | 1,000,000 | 16 |
| 200–312 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 113 |
| 3130–3139 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 314–389 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 76 |
| 39–39 | 2 | 6 | 1,000,000 | 1 |
| 400–675 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 276 |
| 67600–68799 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,200 |
| 688–688 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 1 |
| 68900–69499 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 600 |
| 6950–8499 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 1,550 |
| 85000–89999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| 900000–949999 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 50,000 |
| 9500000–9539999 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 40,000 |
| 95400–96999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,600 |
| 9700000–9849999 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 150,000 |
| 98500–99959 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,460 |
| 9996–9999 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 4 |
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 978-3-. 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, 2 Oct 2026 16:08:21 UTC).