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APA Citation for an eBook from NetLibrary
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Example:
Coltrain, S. (1996). Family man: Fatherhood, housework, and gender equity. New York:
Oxford. Retrieved January 11, 2007, from NetLibrary database.

Author:
Last name first, then initials for first and middle name. Does your book have
multiple authors? Does your book have authors or editors? - Coltrain, S.

Year of publication:
In parentheses. Close parentheses with a period - (1996).

Title & subtitle of the book:
Title and subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize only the first word of the title and sub-title, and any proper nouns. Italicize - Family man: Fatherhood, housework, and gender equity.

Place of publication:
For these U.S. cities, use the city name alone: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco. For all others, add the standard postal abbreviations for states. Separate place from publisher with a colon. If more than one city is given, use the first only. Separate from publisher with a colon - New York:

Publisher:
Shorten publisher's name to most concise form - Oxford.

Retrieval statement & database name:
List the date you retrieved the book and the name of the database you retrieved it from - Retrieved January 11, 2007, from NetLibrary database.

NOTE: For more information, see pages 248 & 279 in the 5th edition of the APA manual.