Answered By: Paul Lai Last Updated: Jul 17, 2023 Views: 89547
To cite an ebook in your work, use the usual in-text citation format of author's surname and year of publication.
In an APA reference list entry, include the author’s last name and first initial, the year of publication, the italicized title of the book, and the retrieval information or DOI number. If the book was found in a database but does not have a DOI, then no retrieval information is needed.
| Type of Source | Template* | Example* |
|---|---|---|
| Book with URL | Author’s last name, First initial. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher. http://www.madeupurl.com | Hood, L. R. R. (2013). I’m not crying wolf this time! Fairy Tale Publishers. http://www.fairytalesonline.madeupurl |
| Book from a database with no DOI | Author's last name, First initial. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher. | Simons, P. (2013). Stories from the ER. Routledge. |
| Book with DOI | Author’s last name, First initial. (Year). Title of book. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxx | Kool, I. M. (2013). Loving APA all through graduate school. https://doi.org/10.543w20.x032 |
| Book with organization as author | Authoring organization’s name. (Year). Title of book. http://www.madeupurl.com | Department of the Press Secretary for Amazing Students. (2013). Open the door to success with APA. http://www.fakeurl.com |
| Book with editor as author | Editor’s last name, First initial. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxxxxx | Coyote, W. (Ed.). (2013). Catching the breeze: Tales of epic failure. ACME Publishing. https://doi.org/10.54330403x34 |
* Remember to use a hanging indent for each reference entry. See the Academic Skills Center's Microsoft Word tutorials for APA formatting to learn how to create a hanging indent.
Additional Resources:
- Need to format other types of sources? Check out the Common Reference List Examples page.
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