Question: is ean the same as isbn?
Answer: Coincidentally, they are one in the same; the ISBN number is also known as ISBN-13, Bookland EAN, and EAN-13. ... The EAN for non-book products is still a 13 digit number that identifies it, but since a book already has an ISBN number to identify it, the EAN barcode for a book is then generated from the ISBN of the book.