Template:Infobox book

Template documentation

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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

Please see WikiProject Books and/or WikiProject Novels for standards on presenting names and other data.

• 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.

Example

Weezine Omnibus

Editor	Karl Koch
Author	Alec Longstreth
Original title	Der Weezine Omnibus: Sammlung der vielen Artikel von Weezer
Working title	Womnibus
Translator	Blantiss Fliangshemp
Cover artist	Alec Longstreth
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Weezine
Subject	Weezer
Set in	Dystopian future
Publisher	Weezer Fan Club
Publication date	2015
Media type	Book
Awards	Best book — ever!
Followed by	Weezine Omnibus: Deluxe Edition

{{Infobox book | italic title = yes | name = Weezine Omnibus | image = [[Image:Omnibus 2048x2048.jpg|220px]] | editor = [[Karl Koch]] | author = [[Alec Longstreth]] | title_orig = ''Der Weezine Omnibus: Sammlung der vielen Artikel von Weezer'' | title_working = Womnibus | translator = [[Blantiss Fliangshemp]] | cover_artist = [[Alec Longstreth]] | country = United States | language = English | series = ''[[Weezine]]'' | subject = [[Weezer]] | set_in = Dystopian future | publisher = [[Weezer Fan Club]] | pub_date = [[2015]] | media_type = Book | awards = Best book — ever! | followed_by = '' Weezine Omnibus: Deluxe Edition'' }}

See also

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