ISBN registration

What this is

The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) registration fee is a non-tax revenue collected for the registration and allocation of an ISBN number to books and other publications issued or published within the national territory. It represents the fees paid by authors, publishers, publishing houses, institutions, or publication organizations for the official identification of their works within the international bibliographic reference system. This registration ensures the traceability, classification, distribution, and marketing of publications. The revenue is intended to cover administrative operations related to the management of the ISBN system, the identification of national editorial productions, and the promotion of written cultural heritage. It falls under the cultural sector and constitutes an administrative fee collected for the benefit of the State budget through the Ministry of Arts and Culture (MINAC).