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How to Cite a Book in Print in APA
Structure:

Last, F. M. (Year Published) Book. City, State: Publisher.

Examples:

James, H. (1937). The ambassadors. New York, NY: Scribner.

Rowling, J.K. (2001). Harry Potter and the socerer's stone. London: Bloomsburg
Children's.

How to Cite a Book Online in APA

Format:

Last, F. M. (Year Published) Book. Retrieved from URL

Examples:

James, H. (2009). The ambassadors. Retrieved from http://books.google.com

Porter, R. (1994). London, a social history. Retrieved from http://books.google.com

How to Cite a Book From a Database in APA

Format:

Last, F. M. (Year Published). Book. Retrieved from URL

Examples:

Morem, S. (2005). 101 tips for graduates. Retrieved from

http://www.infobasepublishing.com

Bloom, H. (1986). American women poets. Retrieved from

http://www.infobasepublishing.com

Make sure to:

Add doi (Digital Object Identifier) if it is available after at the end of the citation
 instead of URL.
If you used an e-reader, you should still include the URL that you retrieved the
book from, for example, www.amazon.com.

View our visual citation guide on how to cite a Book in APA format.

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