Book barcodes

How do I make many barcodes at once?

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Answer

With a free Barcode Rocket account and a confirmed email, you can make up to 50 barcodes at once. Type or paste one line per barcode, or import a CSV file, and click Download ZIP: you get one ZIP file with a separate PDF for each barcode. Lists are for barcodes; QR codes are made one at a time.

Steps

  1. Pick the type, for example ISBN on Price.
  2. Click A list up to 50 next to One barcode.
  3. Type or paste one line per barcode. The label above the box shows what goes on a line, for example "One per line: ISBN, price". Separate with commas. Leave out what you do not need.
  4. Or click Import CSV to read a spreadsheet saved as CSV. The file is read in your browser; nothing is uploaded. A header row is skipped.
  5. Click Download ZIP.
The ISBN fields: One barcode or A list up to 50 at the top, the Price and No price switch on Price, the ISBN and the price
Step 1: ISBN on Price. A list up to 50 is next to One barcode at the top.
A list of four ISBNs with prices, the line numbers 1 to 4 on the left, the Import CSV button and the line 48 of 50 new barcodes left in lists this week (any 7 days)
Steps 2 to 4: A list on ISBN with prices, and the Import CSV button. Under the box: how many new barcodes you have left in lists.
The amber Download ZIP button
Step 5: Click Download ZIP.

Line examples

When a line has a mistake

Each line has a gray number on the left. A line with a mistake gets a red number and a message, for example "Line 2: check digit should be 6, not 7. Lines with errors are skipped." The other lines are still made. If any line was skipped, the ZIP has a file named errors.csv that lists them.

A list of three ISBNs where the line number 2 is red because its check digit is wrong
Line 2 has a wrong last digit: its number turns red.

What you get

Limits

Lists of up to 50 lines. You can make 50 new barcodes in lists in any 7 days, plus any Rocket Pass bonus. Making a barcode you already made does not count. See How many barcodes can I make for free?

Why it matters

A series or a backlist takes minutes instead of an afternoon, and each file is named after its number, so nothing gets mixed up.

Your accountHow many barcodes can I make for free?Without an account: up to 20 downloads a day from your network. Free confirmed account: 20 new barcodes a day and 50 new in lists per 7 days. Downloading again is free.Getting startedWhat does this message in the studio mean?A list of the messages Barcode Rocket shows in the studio, from wrong ISBN digits to daily limits, with what each one means and what to do next.Print and PDFsHow are the downloaded files named?Barcode Rocket names each PDF after what is inside: the type, the number, the price code and the layout, for example ISBN-9781402894626-51999-barcoderocket.pdf.