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General formats for eBooks

Basic Formats:
Author, A.A. (Year). Book title. Publisher Name. URL
Author, A.A. (Year). Book title [eBook edition]. Publisher Name. URL
Author, A.A. (Year). Book title (N. Narrator, Narr). [Audiobook]. Publisher Name. URL 

NOTES:
APA 7 does not require you to note that you have used an eBook if the content is the same as a physical book. As such, if the eBook is retrieved from a database, it is not always necessary to include the database URL in the citation. If an eBook is fond on the free Web, include a URL or DOI.

Citation Example:
Kolb, R.W. (Ed.). (2008). Encyclopedia of business, ethics and society. SAGE Publications. 
Intext citation: (Kolb, 2008)

eBooks on the free Web

Basic Format:
Author, A.A. (Year). Book Title. Publisher Name. DOI or URL

Citation Example:
Weathington, B. L., Cunningham, C. J. L., & Pittenger, D. J. (2012). Understanding business research. John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118342978. 
Intext citation: (Weathington, Cunningham, & Pittenger 2012)

eBook chapter

Citation Format:
Author, A.A., & Author B.B. (Year). Title of chapter. In A. Editor & B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp.xxx-xxx). Publisher. .

Citation Example:
Anicama, C. (2011). Business responsibilities and human rights in Latin America: Lessons and inspiration for the future. In K. Bhuman, L. Roseberry, & M. Morsing (Eds.), Corporate social and human rights responsibilities (pp.185-201). Palgrave Macmillan.
Intext citation: (Anicama, 2011)

Example of Work Cited in Another Work

Boxall, P. & Purcell, J. (2008). Strategy and human resource management. Palgrave Macmillan. In Budhwar, P. S. & Bhatnagar, J. (Eds). (2009). The changing face of people management in India. (p. 162). Routledge. 
Intext citation: (Boxall & Purcell, 2008)

 

Subjects: Business