GTIN Requirement for Selling a Book?
ID 16336286721
I recently submitted a ticket for ISBN verification of a brand-new book I'd like to list. However, I was asked to provide a GTIN. As the sole seller, but not the publisher, I'm unclear why a GTIN is required.
Can you help me understand:
1. Why GTIN is necessary for this book listing?
2. How it differs from the existing ISBN?
3. What are the implications for non-publisher sellers like myself?
Thank you for clarifying this requirement.
Note: I already submitted the invoice and LOA from the publisher and images of the book showing the ISBN.
@Danny_Amazon @Sandy_Amazon @Rose_Amazon @Josh_Amazon
11 replies
Cooper_Amazon
Good Evening @Seller_ASJFTFXfmnOFQ,
Thanks for writing into us on the Seller Forums and congrats on your new book!
I see that Selling Partner Support is actively reviewing CASE ID 16336286721 right now regarding the ISBN/GTIN confusion occurring. I would recommend continuing to follow up and monitor CASE ID 16336286721 until it closes out.
I also wanted to share some additional reference information help pages in case you wanted to learn more about the Product ID (GTIN) requirements for Books and the Books ISBN Requirements – FAQs help page.
Lastly, you may be interested in looking into Author Central to see if that is a way that you would like to have your book listed on Amazon.
Once CASE ID 16336286721 closes out, if there are any outstanding questions or concerns you may have, feel free to reach out to us again on this thread and we would be happy to help answer any inquires you have left. I hope you have a fantastic rest of your Friday and take care.
Sincerely, Cooper_Amazon
