To cite a book on a digital device such as a Kindle or Nook follow the guidelines for a book citation but replace the medium type "Print" with the digital file type followed by the word "file." ex. Kindle file or PDF file. Kindles and other digital readers generally do not include page numbers. They may instead refer to a location number which will not be the same for all users. For your parenthetical citation look at the organization of the book. Refer to chapter (ch.), section (sec.), and paragraph (par.) numbers, or a combination of these if necessary.
General Format
Parenthetical Citation:
(Author Surname ch. number)
(Author Surname sec. number)
(Author Surname par. number)
Works Cited:
Author Surname, First Name or Initial. Book Title: Subtitle. Ed. Editor First Name
Surname [if available]. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium.
Example
Parenthetical Citation:
(Rowley ch. 2)
Works Cited:
Rowley, Hazel. Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage. New York: Farrar,
2010. Kindle file.
Example 2
Parenthetical Citation:
(Rowling ch. 2, par. 2)
Works Cited:
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. New York: Arthur A.
Levine Books, 1999. Kindle file.
