APA Citation Style, 6th Edition: Books

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• book with one author/editor
• book with two authors/editors
• book with three to five authors/editors
• chapter in a book
• edition other than the first 
• book with no author
• electronic books

If you need more information or examples, refer to pages 202- 205 of the APA Manual, 6th Edition or ask a librarian.

-If books have no author or editor, alphabetize by the first significant word of the title. (p.203)

-Information about editions, volume numbers, and page numbers like revised editions or edition number should be in parenthesis after the title with a period following the parenthesis. For example, (Rev. ed.). (p.203)

-If you need help citing a print edition of a government document, please refer to page 205 of the APA Manual, 6th Edition

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