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This template is used to present a consistently-formatted table for use in articles about books. Please do not make major changes to this infobox without proposing and discussing it on the talk page first.

Usage

 {{Infobox book | name             =  | title_orig       =  | translator       =  | image            = <!-- include the [[file:]] and the image size --> | image_caption    =  | author           =  | illustrator      =  | cover_artist     =  | country          =  | language         =  | series           =  | subject          =  | genre            =  | publisher        =  | pub_date         =  | english_pub_date =  | media_type       =  | pages            =  | isbn             =  | oclc             =  | dewey            =  | congress         =  | preceded_by      =  | followed_by      =  }} 

Parameters

• 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.
• Wiki links [[]] are fine in any of the Infobox fields.
• Please spend some time at the WikiProject Books and its talk page to find about standards on presenting names and other data.
• In the "language" field, link to the article that is actually about the language; for example, use [[English language|English]], not [[English]]
• The preceded_by and followed_by fields both apply to books in a series and to sequels. They should not connect separate books chronologically.
• Use OCLC when the book has no ISBN.

name

Book name. If whole parameter is omitted, inherited from page title.

title_orig

Original title, if not in English

translator

Translator(s), if original not in English

image

Image (prefer 1st edition - where permitted)

image_caption

Image caption (should describe the edition used)

author

Author(s)

illustrator

Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)

cover_artist

Cover artist

country

Country of original publication

language

Language of original book (see note above)

series

Series (if any)

subject

Subject or subjects (only use for non-fiction)

genre

Genre or genres (only use for fiction)

publisher

Publisher of main publication (prefer 1st edition)

pub_date

Date published (1st edition)

english_pub_date

Date published in English (1st English edition), if originally published in another language

media_type

Print / On-line (then binding types etc. if relevant)

pages

Pages (prefer 1st edition)

isbn

Format: "ISBN 1234567890" (prefer 1st edition)

oclc

OCLC Number (prefer 1st edition)

dewey

Dewey Decimal System classification

congress

Library of Congress Classification (not to be confused with Library of Congress Control Number)

preceded_by

Title of prior book in series

followed_by

Title of subsequent book in series

Example

Anne of Green Gables
First page of Anne of Green Gables.
Author	Lucy Maud Montgomery
Illustrator	M. A. and W. A. J. Claus
Country	Canada
Language	English
Genre(s)	Children's novel
Publisher	L. C. Page & Co.
Publication date	April 1908
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	429 pp (first edition)
ISBN	N/A
OCLC Number	367111
LC Classification	PR6025.O45 A53
Followed by	Anne of Avonlea

 {{infobox book | name         = Anne of Green Gables | title_orig   =  | translator   =  | image        = [[Image:FirstPageGreenGables.gif|200px|Cover]] | image_caption= First page of ''Anne of Green Gables''. | author       = [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]] | illustrator  = M. A. and W. A. J. Claus | cover_artist =  | country      = [[Canada]] | language     = [[English language|English]] | series       =  | subject      =  | genre        = [[Children's literature|Children's novel]] | publisher    = [[L. C. Page & Co.]] | pub_date     = April 1908 | media_type   = Print ([[hardcover]]) | pages       = 429 pp ''(first edition)'' | isbn         = N/A | oclc         = 367111 | congress     = PR6025.O45 A53 | preceded_by  =  | followed_by  = [[Anne of Avonlea]] }} 

Translated books

About how to handle translated books, see the discussion at Template_talk:Infobox_Book/Archive_4#Translated books case study.

COinS

This template produces COinS metadata; see COinS in Wikipedia for background information.

See also

• {{infobox Novel series}}