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== Bibliographies ==

[[WP:EL]] states that "With rare exceptions, external links should not be used in the body of an article." Many articles about authors have bibliographies with links to Google Books, Amazon, or Internet Archive. [[Viktor Frankl]] is an example. Should these links be removed, or is this not considered part of the "article body"? I think the Google Books links are useless, but maybe Internet Archive is different. [[User:Prezbo|Prezbo]] ([[User talk:Prezbo|talk]]) 14:05, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

:@[[User:Prezbo|Prezbo]], the usual approach is that bibliographic content is supposed to be formatted the same throughout the article, so if these sorts of [[Wikipedia:Convenience link|convenience links]] are used in the ==References== section, then they can be used in the ==Books== section (or any other [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists of works]] section).
:Also, as a general rule:  when this kind of question comes up, think about what's nicest for the reader of that article, instead of what's most compliant with a written rule.  For example, even if you generally don't think these links are helpful, if a book is particularly hard to find, then you might use your judgement to keep a link for that one.  Of course, if you think these are almost always helpful, then you'd want to keep all or almost all of them.  We really are trusting you to consider all the specific facts and circumstances for that article and make a reasonable choice.  [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 07:05, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
::Thanks. [[User:Prezbo|Prezbo]] ([[User talk:Prezbo|talk]]) 10:55, 23 February 2026 (UTC)