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APA 7th Edition

Learn why citations are crucial in your written work and how to cite sources correctly using a variety of different style guides.

Books

Template

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.

Example

George, M. W. (2008). The elements of library research: What every student needs to know. Princeton University Press.

(George, 2008)

eBooks (electronic books)

Template

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of Book. Publisher. https://doi.org/XXXXXXXXXXX

Example 1: Book from a Library Database, no DOI

Smith, M. (2000). Ballet and opera in the age of Giselle. Princeton University Press.

(Smith, 2000)

Example 2: eBook with a DOI

Samanez-Larkin, G. R. (Ed.). (2019). The aging brain: Functional adaptation across adulthood. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000143-000

(Samanez-Larkin, 2019)

Example 3: Kindle Book

Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers: The story of success. Hachette Book Group. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ANYDAO/

(Gladwell, 2008)

Example 4: Project Gutenberg Book

Kleiser, G. (2008). Fifteen thousand useful phrases. Funk & Wagnalls; Project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18362 (Original work published 1917)

(Kleiser, 1917/2008)

Note: When citing in-text, it can be difficult if your eBook does not have a page number (most PDF books do). In this case, try to get as specific as possible by mentioning chapter, section, and paragraph numbers.

One of the author's main points is that "people don't rise from nothing" (Gladwell, 2008, Chapter 1, Section 2, para. 5).

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