ISBN registration group
ISBN group 978-987 — Argentina
ISBNs beginning 978-987 are issued for Argentina. The group identifier has 3 digits.
Registrant (publisher) ranges
| Registrant range | Registrant digits | Publication digits | Titles per registrant | Registrants in range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00–09 | 2 | 4 | 10,000 | 10 |
| 1000–1999 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 1,000 |
| 20000–29999 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10,000 |
| 30–35 | 2 | 4 | 10,000 | 6 |
| 3600–4199 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 600 |
| 42–43 | 2 | 4 | 10,000 | 2 |
| 4400–4499 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 100 |
| 45000–48999 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4,000 |
| 4900–4999 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 100 |
| 500–824 | 3 | 3 | 1,000 | 325 |
| 8250–8279 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 30 |
| 82800–82999 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 200 |
| 8300–8499 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 200 |
| 85–88 | 2 | 4 | 10,000 | 4 |
| 8900–9499 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 600 |
| 95000–99999 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5,000 |
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 978-987-. 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 4 digits, then comes the check digit.
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Sources & data
- International ISBN Agency RangeMessage (Fri, 2 Oct 2026 16:08:21 UTC).