How to Cite Books and Pamphlets

The correct way to cite books and pamphlets is actually very similar whether you are using the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation style or the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style. Both citations need to include the same basic information about the book or pamphlet, the author and specific publishing data. The main difference between MLA and APA citation rules is that APA requires the date of publication in in-text citations while MLA uses the page number for in-text and the publication medium on a works-cited page.

Instructions

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      Cite books by a single author in MLA format as author, title, and information about publishing. For example: Jones, Sam. How to Name a Book. London: UK Publishing, 2003. Print. With multiple authors, you should list all the authors up to three. For more than three authors, list the first author followed by "et al." Books with no author are cited beginning with the title of the book. If a book has been prepared by an editor, include the abbreviation "Ed." and the editor's name after the book's title.

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      Cite pamphlets in MLA in the same method as a book citation. You will need the author (often a corporate author), the pamphlet title, the medium and publication information. For example: Comic Con International. Secrets to Comic Con. San Diego: Comic Publishing House, 2011. Print.

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      Cite pamphlets or books in text with MLA using the author's name and the page number. For example, (Comic Con International 3). For APA you need the author and the date the book or pamphlet was published. For example: (Jones, 2003).

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      Cite books in APA with the same basic information for all citations. The author, title and publishing information is essential. For example: Lewis, M. (1968). Citing books. Seattle: Book Publishing House. Include the name of the editor (if applicable) after the title. List up to seven authors by name in an APA citation and for over seven authors add the first six in the order they appear on the book, an ellipsis (...) and the last author.

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      Cite pamphlets in APA style using almost the same rules. All of the citation information should be the same, but after the title of the pamphlet include the word "pamphlet." For example: Levi, M. (2008). How to cite pamphlets. [Pamphlet]. Portland: Pamphlet Publishing.

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