How to Reference Books in a Bibliography

APA

• 1

  Write the last name of the author, followed by a comma.

• 2

  Write the first initial of the author, followed by a period. If there is more than one author, put a comma and an ampersand after the period and follow the previous step for author number 2.

• 3

  Write the date of publication, in parentheses, followed by a period.

• 4

  Write the title of the book, in italics, followed by a period.

• 5

  Write the publisher's city, followed by a comma.

• 6

  Write the publisher's state initials, followed by a colon.

• 7

  Write the name of the publisher, followed by a period.

• 8

  Double check your reference, it should look like: Author O., & Authorette, T. (2010). Book Title. Seattle, WA: Publisher.

MLA

• 9

  Write the full name of the author, followed by a period. If there is more than one author, write only the last name for all other authors except for the last listed. Separate them as you usually do for a list (e.g. A, B, and C). End the author section with a period.

• 10

  Write the title of the book, in italics, followed by a period.

• 11

  Write the publisher's city, followed by a colon.

• 12

  Write the name of the publisher, followed by a comma.

• 13

  Write the date, followed by a period.

• 14

  Write "print," followed by a period if the book is a hardcopy.

• 15

  Double check your reference, it should look like: Author and Two Authorette. Book Title. Seattle: Publisher. 2010. Print.