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Are ISBNs (International Standard Book Number) related to the book's edition or to the content?

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not computer hardware/software related – quickcel Mar 18 '10 at 2:40
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Not an appropriate question for this site. Users should stop answering these questions. They are at as much fault as the person asking the question. – mindless.panda Mar 18 '10 at 3:01
@user: That's why you can down-vote ;-) – fretje Mar 18 '10 at 8:11
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closed as off topic by Journeyman Geek, random♦, fretje, quack quixote, Troggy♦ Mar 18 '10 at 10:11

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The short answer is that ISBN is assigned to editions.

More info over at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number

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This is correct. It has nothing to do with what's inside the book. The hardcover and paperback of the exact same book carry different ISBN. The second-edition hardcover will have yet a different ISBN. – Alexander Burke Mar 18 '10 at 4:48
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