For product codes, such as UPC/EAN & shipping container codes, contact:

Uniform Code Council, Inc.
7887 Washington Village Drive, Suite 300
Dayton, OH  45459
Phone: 800-543-8137, 937-435-3870
Fax: 937-435-7317
Email: info@uc-council.org
Web site: www.uc-council.org
 

For BIPAD numbers, used for Magazines and Newspapers, contact:

Harrington Associates LLC
12 Main Street, Suite B
Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone: 203-838-1701
Fax: 203-838-1861
Email: info@nscopy.com
Web site: www.bipad.com

For ISBN numbers, used for books and calendars, contact:

R.R. Bowker
630 Central Ave.
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 888-269-5372
Email: info@bowker.com
Web site: www.isbn.com

For a good overview of the steps involved with bar coding books, click here to see the Book Industry Study Group web page about this.

After you have obtained the number for your bar code, please get back in touch with PIPS for your bar code master or labels.