ISBN registration group
ISBN group 978-89 — Korea, Republic
ISBNs beginning 978-89 are issued for Korea, Republic. The group identifier has 2 digits.
Registrant (publisher) ranges
| Registrant range | Registrant digits | Publication digits | Titles per registrant | Registrants in range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00–24 | 2 | 5 | 100,000 | 25 |
| 250–549 | 3 | 4 | 10,000 | 300 |
| 5500–8499 | 4 | 3 | 1,000 | 3,000 |
| 85000–94999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 10,000 |
| 950000–969999 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20,000 |
| 97000–98999 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 2,000 |
| 990–999 | 3 | 4 | 10,000 | 10 |
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 978-89-. 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 5 digits, then comes the check digit.
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Sources & data
- International ISBN Agency RangeMessage (Fri, 2 Oct 2026 16:08:21 UTC).