The EAN 2 add-on is often used on newspapers and magazines.
The EAN 5 add-on is often used for the price of books together with the ISBN code.
Both, the EAN 5 and the EAN 2 add-ons don't have a check digit.
The EAN 5 and EAN 2 add-on codes are only used
in addition to EAN 13, EAN 8 and
UPC. The EAN 5 and EAN 2 add-ons cannot
be read by a scanner if they are used without these codes. Using
ActiveBarcode you have to make two barcode objects - one
for the main code and one for the add-on.
EAN-5 currency indicator for books in English language:
The first digit of the EAN-5 is the currency indicator. If it's set to 0 or 1 the price is stated in
GBP (£). 5 is US$, 6 is Canadian $, 3 is Australian $ and 4 is New Zealand $. The four following digits
represent the price multiplied by 100. For example 50799 means the price for this
book is US$ 7.99. If the last four digits are 9999, it means that the price is higher (or equal to) 99.99
in the currency given.
Here are two examples:
Example: A book with ISBN and price code (£ 79.00)
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