Template:Infobox book/doc

This template is used to present a consistently-formatted table for use in articles about books.

Parameters
Please spend some time at 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. If parameter is left blank, name will be inherited from page title.
 * image: Image (prefer 1st edition – where permitted), include the file, px and alt:  – don't use   because this adds unnecessary extra frames
 * image_caption: Image caption (should describe the edition used)
 * author: Author(s)
 * title_orig: Original title, if not in English
 * translator: Translator(s), if original not in English
 * illustrator: Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)
 * cover_artist: Cover artist
 * country: Country of original publication
 * language: Language of original book
 * series: Series (if any)
 * subject: (for non-fiction) See index term and library classification
 * genre: (for fiction) See literary genre
 * publisher: Publisher of main publication (prefer 1st edition)
 * publisher2: Compatibility parameter for particularly notable additional publishers
 * 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)
 * awards: Awards(s) the book has won
 * isbn: Format: "ISBN 1234567890" (prefer 1st edition)
 * oclc: OCLC number (prefer 1st edition), use when book has no ISBN
 * 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 (do not use to connect separate books chronologically}
 * followed_by: Title of subsequent book in series or sequel (do not use to connect separate books chronologically)
 * wikisource: Title of work if in the public domain and hosted at English Wikisource: (optional)

Example


Translated books
About how to handle translated books, see the discussion at Template talk:Infobox book/Archive 4.