R.R. Bowker

R.R. Bowker

R.R. Bowker LLC is an American limited liability company that, among other things, provides bibliographic information of published works to the industry, which includes publishers, booksellers, libraries, and individuals.

Bowker is the exclusive U.S. agent for issuing International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs), a universal method of identifying books in print. Bowker is also the publisher of Books in Print and other compilations of information about books and periodical titles.

And, Bowker provides supply chain services and analytical tools to the book publishing industry. Bowker is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey, with additional operational offices in England and Australia. Bowker is owned by Cambridge Information Group.