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The ISBN may have been incorrectly labelled invalid, but we have (to our surprise) found several examples where the publisher has put an invalid number on the book (see talk page for examples). Note that just because a number has not been identified as invalid, it doesn't mean it corresponds to the book in question, or indeed any book.
This template accepts three parameters; one unnamed and two named: |1= (unnamed parameter) – (required) the ISBN to be formatted |separator= – (optional) accepts one predefined keyword: space; when |separator=space, the rendered ISBN elements are separated using a space character; for any other value, this template renders with hyphen separators
Use this template to create a link (or list of links) to Special:BookSources for one or more International Standard Book Numbers with the usual "ISBN" prefix Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status ISBN #1 1 first ISBN to put in the list Example 0-674-01181-3 String required ISBN #2 2 second ISBN to put in the list Example 0-674-04200-3 String suggested ISBN ...
Entries with invalid ISBNs that are nonetheless printed in a book can be tagged with {{Listed Invalid ISBN}}. Also, if particular ISBNs in a list of ISBNs are known to be invalid, this can be indicated by providing corresponding invalid1=yes to invalid9=yes parameters in the {{ ISBN }} or {{ ISBNT }} templates.
The inclusion of text other than the digits of an ISBN in |isbn= corrupts the citation's COinS metadata and the citation's link to Special:BookSources. With a free-form reference, just append {{ISBN missing|date=December 2024}} to the end of the citation. With either method or format, it will render a [ISBN missing] inline note.
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With either method or format, it will render a [ISBN missing] inline note. How to fix the problem flagged by this template. Do not remove the {{ISBN missing}} template without fixing the problem in one of the following ways: Determine the ISBN, add it to the reference, then remove the {{ISBN missing}} template
Medium to long term, it'd be nice to have a way to display invalid ISBNs in the article that have been thoroughly checked by "us" since the invalid number will be what most readers see on the book in their hand or a website selling the book with the invalid ISBN.