ISBN DETAILS

 These options are asking what type of product your ISBN is being assigned to. Here's what each one means in simple language:

1. Single-component retail product (00) – A single book sold by itself. This is the option most authors choose.

Example: One printed grammar book.

Multiple-component retail product (10) – One product containing two or more parts that are sold together as one package.

Example: A textbook + workbook + CD in one box.

Multiple-item collection, retailed as separate parts (11) – A set of related books, where each book is also sold separately.

Example: Volumes 1, 2, and 3 of a series, each with its own ISBN.

Trade-only product (20) – A product intended only for distributors, wholesalers, or retailers, not for direct sale to readers.

Multiple-item trade-only pack (30) – A pack of multiple items supplied only to the book trade.

Multiple-item pack (31) – A pack of several books or items sold together as one retail package.

Example: A set of three grammar books sold together in shrink-wrap.

For your case

If you are publishing one printed book (such as your grammar book), select:

✅ Single-component retail product (00)

2. These are product form codes used while applying for an ISBN. They describe the physical or digital format of your publication.

Here are the meanings:

Code

Meaning

Explanation

PB

Address book

A book for recording names, addresses, phone numbers, etc.

AB

Audio cassette

An audiobook or audio recording on a cassette tape.

AE

Audio disc

Audio on a CD or similar optical disc.

AF

Audio tape

Audio recorded on magnetic tape (other than a cassette).

AA

Audio

A general audio publication when no specific format is given.

ZI

Audiobook player

A device supplied with a preloaded audiobook.

BJ

Bath book

A waterproof book designed for babies to use during bathing.

VK

Betamax video

A video recording on a Betamax cassette (obsolete format).

BM

Big book

An oversized book, mainly for classroom teaching and shared reading.

VO

Blu-ray

A video publication on a Blu-ray disc.

BH

Board book

A children's book made of thick cardboard pages.

BA

Book

A standard printed book (paperback or hardback). This is the option most authors choose for ordinary printed books.

PT

Bookmark

A printed bookmark, sometimes assigned an ISBN if sold separately.

For your case

Since you are applying for an ISBN for your grammar book, you should select:

✅ BA – Book