What is an edited book?

An edited book is a collection of articles or chapters written by different authors on the same
subject. Therefore, a lot of opinion and information are garnered from different authors
especially when these books are reviewed and republished multiple times.

Citation for a chapter in an edited book using APA documentation (6th edition)
Format of Reference Citation
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor
(Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.

Example of an edited book on Technology Addiction

Griffiths, M. D. (2008). Videogame addiction: Fact or fiction? In T. Willoughby & E. Wood
(Eds.), Children's learning in a digital world (p. 85–103). Blackwell Publishing.
In text citation of the edited book
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Griffiths, 2008, p. 90) (Provided that we are taking a quotation on page 90)
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Griffiths, 2008)