This year's Annual General Meeting is scheduled to take place in Madrid, Spain in September. The AGM is an important event in the calendar of the International ISBN Agency, which brings together delegates from agencies across the world. This year's event will take place at the Casa del Lector and will feature updates on our recent activities and keynote speeches about the publishing industry in Spain. We offer our sincere thanks to FGEE (La Federación de Gremios de Editores de España) for organising the 2026 meeting.
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Easily recognisable as the identifier for all kinds of books, the International Standard Book Number is key to an efficient and effective book supply chain.
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