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by number6 1526 days ago
In the end it's just some number on a book, but in an ideal world a ISBN is not reused and only assigned to one book.

What can be done when a book is printed with the wrong ISBN?

A new, unused ISBN must be assigned to the book, stickers or labels made and placed on the books, and all industry databases updated with the new, correct ISBN