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APA Referencing Guide

Based on the NWU Referencing Guide.

Electronic books (e-books)

E-books are available in various formats (e.g. HTML, Epub, Adobe Digital Editions) and can be read on a variety of devices (PCs, cell phones, e-readers like Kindle, Nook, to name a few).

E-readers

Lewis, C. S. (2009). Mere Christianity [Kindle edition]. Retrieved from Amazon.com.

Text reference:
“The only things we can keep are things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.” (Lewis, 2009, p. 213).

e-Books from online libraries

When an e-book is accessed from an online library like E-book Central, Bentham Science, Dawson, Springer eBook Collection, etc. give the following elements in the entry of the reference list: author(s), date, title of the book, DOI or stable internet address.

Pridmore, S. (2010). Suicide and predicament: Life is a predicament. Bentham eBooks. http://www.eurekaselect.com/node/53816/suicide-and-predicament-life-is-a-predicament

Text reference:
(Pridmore, 2010).

Long, M. (2015). Second language acquisition and task-based language teaching. Wiley. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/northwu/Doc?id=10902333

Text reference:
(Long, 2015).

Chapter in an edited e-book

Chen, C. W. S., & Sun, Y.-W. (2018). Bayesian forecasting for tail risk. In V. Kreinovich, S. Sriboonchitta, & N. Chakpitak (Eds)., Predictive econometrics (pp. 122-145). Springer. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-70942-0

Text reference:
(Chen & Sun, 2018).