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This page was last edited on April 10, 2024. The version on Wikipedia may have updated since then.
This template is used to present a consistently-formatted table for use in articles about books.
Usage
{{Infobox book
| italic title =
| name =
| image =
| caption =
| editor =
| author =
| title_orig =
| title_working =
| translator =
| illustrator =
| cover_artist =
| country =
| language =
| series =
| release_number =
| subject =
| genre =
| set_in =
| publisher =
| publisher2 =
| pub_date =
| english_pub_date =
| published =
| media_type =
| pages =
| awards =
| isbn =
| preceded_by = <!-- for books in a series -->
| followed_by = <!-- for books in a series -->
| notes =
| exclude_cover =
| website =
}}
Parameters can be safely left blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
Wikilinks can be used in any of the infobox fields.
name
Book name or title. If parameter is left blank, name will be inherited from the page title where this infobox is invoked.
image
Image (prefer 1st edition where permitted)
caption
Image caption (should describe the edition used)
editor/editors
Editor(s) only when they are the primary contributor, e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies
author/authors
Author(s)
title_orig
Original title, if not in English
working_title
Working title, when different from published title
translator
Translator(s), if original not in English
illustrator
Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)
cover_artist
Cover artist, if any
country
Country of original publication
language
Language of original book. Do not link unless it is an unusual language.
series
Series (if any)
release_number
The "release number" of a book within the "series" (also would be called a "volume") - n.b. only relevant for an article where "series" is populated
subject/subjects
(for non-fiction)
genre/genres
(for fiction)
set_in
can be both time and place as setting. No need to create long lists. Use approximate dates/places if it is not clearly specified in the text.
publisher
Publisher of primary publication (prefer 1st edition); also |publisher2= for additional publishers.
pub_date
Date published (1st edition)
english_pub_date
Date first published in English if 1st edition is in another language.
published
Alternate parameter, using the following composite format: year (publisher) (language, when originally written in a foreign language); use {{Plainlist}} when there is more than one notable edition
media_type
Print / Digital (then binding types etc., if relevant)
pages
Pages (prefer 1st edition, specify edition as needed)
award/awards
Awards(s) the book has won
isbn
(prefer ISBN of 1st edition). Format: "1-234-56789-0" (10-digit) or "978-1-234-56789-0" (13-digit). If the book has a standard book number (9 digits) add a "0" to the beginning of the number. Do not change a 10-digit to a 13-digit ISBN by prefixing a "978" by hand, because the last digit is a calculated check digit, which will be wrong. Similarly, do not remove "978-" from a 13-digit ISBN to make a 10-digit ISBN. If the book was published before the use of ISBN, do not include this parameter. If the 13-digit number you have does not start with "978", "979-10", or "979-11", then it is not an ISBN and should not be used in this parameter. Change spaces in the ISBN to hyphens. The rules for hyphenating an ISBN are complex (currently 29 pages). Do not add spaces or hyphens to an unformatted ISBN which are likely to be wrong if you are guessing. However the "978" prefix of a 13-digit ISBN is always separated by a hyphen and the check digit — the last character — is always separated by a hyphen. The last character of a 10-character ISBN may be an "X". In such case, use the uppercase "X" character, not any alternate character. Do not put "ISBN" in front of the number.
preceded_by
Title of prior book in series
followed_by
Title of subsequent book in a series or a sequel
website
for the publisher's or author's website about the book.
