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E-Books: Citing E-Books

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Citing E-Books

Below are examples of the proper formatting for citing Electronic Books.  

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APA Style E-Book Citation

APA electronic book citation format with example.

Chicago/Turabian Style E-Book Citation

If There Is:

Use:

Electronic Book from Library Database

17.1.10

Note Format:

Author First Last Name, Title of Book (City of publication: Name of publisher, Date of publication), page range, DOI or Permalink. [1]

Bibliographic Format:

Author Last Name, Author First Name. Title of Book. City of publication: Name of publisher, Date of publication. DOI or Permalink.

Sample Bibliographic Citation:

Buchanan, John. The Road to Charleston: Nathanael Green and the American Revolution. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=nlebk&AN=2358372&site=ehost-live&custid=lant.


6. John Buchanan, The Road to Charleston: Nathanael Green and the American Revolution (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019), 10-11, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=nlebk&AN=2358372&site=ehost-live&custid=lant.

APSA Style E-Book Citation

APSA electronic book format with example.

MLA Style E-Book Citation

Image of an MLA citation example format of an ebook citation