Basic Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Book title: Book subtitle if present. Location: Publisher.

Example

Carr, N. G. (2010). The shallows: What the Internet is doing to our brains. New York, NY: W. W. Norton.

Basic Format

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Book title: Book subtitle if present. Location: Publisher.

Example

Wysocki, A. F., Johnson-Eilola, J., Selfe, C. L., & Sirc, G. (2004). Writing new media: Theory and applications for expanding the

     teaching of composition. Logan: Utah State University Press.

Basic Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Book title: Book subtitle if present. doi:xx.xxxxxxxxx

Example

Stegers, R. (2008). Sacred buildings: A design manual. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7643-8276-6

Basic Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Book title: Book subtitle if present. Retrieved from URL

Example

Klyza, C. M., & Sousa, D. J. (2008). American environmental policy, 1990-2006: Beyond gridlock. Retrieved from

     http://www.netlibrary.com

Basic Format

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

Example

Callahan, D. (2010). Finding common ground in bioethics? In J. D. Moreno & S. Berger (Eds)., Progress in bioethics: Science, policy,

     and politics (pp. 257-272). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Basic Format

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (xth ed.). Location: Publisher.

Example

Carr, A. B. (2011). McCracken's removable partial prosthodontics (12th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.

Basic Format

Editor, A. A. (Ed.). (Year). Title of book. Location: Publisher.

Example

Baynes, J. W., & Dominiczak, M. H. (Eds.). (2009). Medical biochemistry (3rd ed.). Edinburgh, Scotland: Elsevier Mosby.

For more information on citing books, please refer to pages 202-205 of the APA Manual.