

So the checksum for 05415 MN is 1 based on the following calculations: In order to compute the checksum, multiply each of the digits by either 3 or 9, alternating each time. The structure of the barcode is based on the checksum. The EAN-5 always begins with '01011.' Also, the R-Code is not used. The only difference is that the digits are separated by 01.

The Encoding of EAN-5 characters is very similar to that of the other European Article Numbers. Reserved for National Association of College Stores (NACS) ISBN Encoding – Country and Currency Values Descriptionįor internal purposes (BISG recommend 90000 if no price is given) It is used to give a suggestion for the price of the book. The EAN-5 is a 5-digit European Article Number code, and is a supplement to the EAN-13 barcode used on books. An ISBN with an EAN-5 addon (rightmost bars) representing US$44.95.
