Cite Books and eBooks

Here are the basic parts of a book citation in MLA

Book with one Author

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

Book with Two Authors

Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

Here are the basic parts of a book citation in APA

Book with One Author:

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name.

Book with Two Authors:

Author, A. A., & Author, A. A., (Year of Publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name.

Additional sources for citing books and ebooks in MLA and APA

The  North Carolina State University’s Citation Builder walks you through the process of citing all kinds of sources and provides you with a computer-formatted citation you can copy into your work. The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) also provides good guidance on formatting MLA citations  and APA citations .

Use a citation generator