Mla Citation Electronic Book

To cite an ebook in a reference entry in mla style 8th edition include the following elements.

Mla citation electronic book. Learn how to cite websites books journal articles magazines newspapers films social media and more. For an example of how to cite a book published on a web site see page 34 of the handbook. 8th ed kindle ed modern language association of america 2016.

In mla a basic book citation includes the following information. Name of the translator or editor. For two authors reverse only the first name followed by and and the second name in normal order e.

Publisher of the book. Citing an e book note. Watson john and john watson.

Sanders if you already know that your source relates to some device or a particular edition that is available online or can be sourced at the library just replace the usual e book part with the medium or service by adding the ed part which stands for edition. Mla7 does not require the publisher s state in an e book citation. Simply indicate that the book in question is an e book by putting the term e book in the version slot of the mla template i e after the author the title of the source the title of the container and the names of any other contributors.

Citations for e books closely resemble those for physical books. If the edition volume or series is not available leave it out. Some e books may be available for download through your library.

For help with other source types like books pdfs or websites check out our other guides to have your reference list or bibliography automatically made for you try our free citation generator. See section 3 3 3 of the handbook for suggestions on alternative ways to identify the parts of a work. Revised on november 20 2020.