Book schema markup is a structured data format that allows website owners to provide explicit information about a book, including its title, author, description, publication date, genres, and reviews. This markup is used to enhance search engine visibility and improve the display of book-related information on search engine result pages.

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Above: Book schema makes web pages eligible for special search displays, called rich snippets.

WordPress users can use an SEO plugin like All in One SEO (AIOSEO) to easily add book schema markup to their web pages.

The plugin comes with 18 different types of schema, all of which can be applied by clicking buttons.