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title: Book structured data from Google’s official guide
description: "## **Book Structured Data (schema.org/Book)** ### **Purpose** Use Book structured data to provide detailed info about a book on your webpage. This helps Google display rich results like book details, ratings, and reviews in search. ### **Key Properties for Book…"
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# Book structured data from Google’s official guide

## **Book Structured Data (schema.org/Book)**

### **Purpose**

Use Book structured data to provide detailed info about a book on your webpage. This helps Google display rich results like book details, ratings, and reviews in search.

### **Key Properties for Book Markup**

| **Property** | **Description** | **Example** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| @type | Must be "Book" | "@type": "Book" |
| name | The book’s title | "name": "Digital Marketing Essentials" |
| author | Author(s) — Person or Organization | "author": {"@type": "Person", "name": "John Smith"} |
| datePublished | Publication date (ISO 8601 format) | "datePublished": "2023-08-15" |
| isbn | ISBN number(s) | "isbn": "978-3-16-148410-0" |
| image | Cover image URL | "image": "https://example.com/bookcover.jpg" |
| publisher | Publisher (Organization) | "publisher": {"@type": "Organization", "name": "XYZ Publishers"} |
| description | Short description or synopsis | "description": "A comprehensive guide to digital marketing." |
| aggregateRating | Average user rating (if available) | { "@type": "AggregateRating", "ratingValue": "4.5", "reviewCount": "120" } |
| offers | Pricing and availability (for sale) | "offers": {"@type": "Offer", "price": "29.99", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock"} |

### **Simple JSON-LD Example for a Book**

{

  "@context": "https://schema.org",

  "@type": "Book",

  "name": "Digital Marketing Essentials",

  "author": {

    "@type": "Person",

    "name": "John Smith"

  },

  "datePublished": "2023-08-15",

  "isbn": "978-3-16-148410-0",

  "image": "https://example.com/bookcover.jpg",

  "publisher": {

    "@type": "Organization",

    "name": "XYZ Publishers"

  },

  "description": "A comprehensive guide to digital marketing.",

  "aggregateRating": {

    "@type": "AggregateRating",

    "ratingValue": "4.5",

    "reviewCount": "120"

  },

  "offers": {

    "@type": "Offer",

    "price": "29.99",

    "priceCurrency": "USD",

    "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock"

  }

}

### **How to Implement**

- Place JSON-LD inside a <script type="application/ld+json"> tag in your page’s <head>.
- Make sure data is accurate and up to date.
- Test with Google’s Rich Results Test.
- Submit sitemaps and monitor performance in Google Search Console.