Template:How do you cite a book in Kindle?
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Sample citations of reference book (subject encyclopedia) article retrieved from Kindle
Kindles are recent additions to the PBCC libraries. But how does one cite a source from a Kindle? There are no established rules, so let's take a stab at it.
Recently, the latest version of the MLA style manual (7th ed.) was published. There are numerous differences. A reference book is included on our Kindles, but the Kindles could have any book or audio book downloaded. The reference book, The Toni Morrison Encyclopedia, seemed to be a good example to provide a sample citaiton of an aritlce within the encyclopedia. So, we took the article, "Family," and cited it as published in the encyclopedia and available on a Kindle.
We make no claims of the correctness since there are no prior examples found. But we hope the samples will generate discussion and, as is the purpose of any wiki, we come up with a "collaborative" viewpoint about what is correct.
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MLA (MLA Manual, 6th ed., 2002)
Note this is the CURRENT MLA standard at PBCC
Wieland, Lisa Cade. "Family." The Toni Morrison Encyclopedia.
Ed. Elizabeth Ann Beaulieu. Kindle. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press, 2003.
Source: Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook. 7th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006.
Hacker MLA rule 33. CD-ROM, p. 643 (Kindle substituted for "CD-ROM") and rule 13. Encyclopedia or dictionary entry, p. 630, which is also very similar to rule 10. Work in an anthology, pp. 628-629.
Source: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2003. (Note: 7th ed. now available; likely the style would vary from the sample above).
APA (APA manual, 5th ed., 2001)
Wieland, L.C. Family. (2003). In E.A. Beaulieu (Ed.), The Toni
Morrison encyclopedia. [Data file]. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press. Retrieved April 21, 2009, from Kindle.
Source: Hacker, Diana. (2006). The Bedford Handbook. 7th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's.
Hacker (2006), APA Rule 17. Article or chapter in an edited book (pp. 728-729).
Source: American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington: The Author.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Manual: Outside of the APA "[Data file]" rule 94 (p. 281), and the "Retrieved..." statement for electronic sources online, rules found in Section I. Electronic Media (pp. 268-276), unable to locate a style corresponding exactly to a Kindle source.
NEW MLA just published (MLA Manual, 7th ed., 2009)
Note this is NOT THE CURRENT MLA standard at PBCC
Wieland, Lisa Cade. "Family." The Toni Morrison Encyclopedia.
Ed. Elizabeth Ann Beaulieu. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
Kindle file.
Source: Modern Language Association. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: The Author, 2009.
MLA, 7th ed., rule 5.7.18. A Digital File, pp. 210-211.
Final note
Kindles (proprietary to Amazon) are such a new addition to libraries, it is difficult to determine the correct citation example. Comments are welcome!
