- 1). Find the online book's author or authors, book title and place and year of publishing. This can usually be found on the first couple of pages of the online book.
- 2). Write the citation by putting the author's last name first, then first name and a period. If more than one author, put an author's last name, then first name comma and next authors first and last name.
- 3). Write the book title, underlined or italicized, followed by a period.
- 4). Write the city where the book was published followed by a colon and the publishing house followed by a comma and the year published and then a period.
- 5). Write the date that you accessed the online book in the format of date, month, year (no commas).
- 6). Write the URL where the online book can be accessed enclosed in ellipses followed by a period.
- 7). Compare your citation to this one:
Doe, John. The Textbook's Title. City: Publishing House, 2011. 13 April 2011 <www.yahoo.com>.
Remember that the textbook title should be underlined or italicized.