Thread: When did Kobo's store starting using "Book ID" instead of ISBN?
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Old 07-02-2025, 06:25 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
And that is likely why it's Book ID is a valid ISBN. If it was self-published (KWL, etc.), the Book ID would start with 123. Do you want Kobo to start differentiating when a simple eyeball check is sufficient to differentiate between the two?
They should have ISBN for books with an ISBN and Book ID for books without an ISBN.
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