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If the word "triskaidekaphobia" refers to one who has an abnormal fear of the number 13, then "ISBN-triskaidekaphobia" is an apt description for some booksellers' feelings regarding the upcoming changeover from ISBN-10 to ISBN-13. It's now time for those booksellers to come to terms with their anxieties, however, because the deadline to be ISBN-13 compliant is only seven months away.