Verified 15 October 2026
Publishing terms
- Territories
- Australia
- Fees
- New publisher setup — A$55.00 one-offAdded to the first purchase only.
- 1 ISBN — A$44.00 one-off
- 10 ISBNs — A$88.00 one-off$8.80 per ISBN.
- 100 ISBNs — A$480.00 one-off
- 1,000 ISBNs — A$3,035.00 one-off
Editorial note
Prices, the setup fee and eligibility read on Thorpe-Bowker's Buy ISBNs page on 2026-10-15. The page shows prices with a plain $ sign; they are recorded as Australian dollars because this is the Australian agency's own store. Whether GST is included is not stated. The National Library of Australia's ISBN page confirms Thorpe-Bowker as the Australian agency. Barcode bundles are sold too but are not recorded. No privacy assessment has been made, so the record does not appear in the Rights & Privacy Index.
Sources
Every factual claim above is drawn from these documents.
Official pricing
Buy ISBNsThorpe-Bowker
Accessed 15 October 2026
Source for package prices, the new-publisher setup fee and the eligibility statement.
Official help centre
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)National Library of Australia
Accessed 15 October 2026
Confirms that ISBNs in Australia are issued by the Australian ISBN Agency at Thorpe-Bowker, not by the National Library.
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