 This video explains how to include books in your reference list according to APA style 6th edition. I'll show you how to format references for books, including addition and volume number, edited books, and an individual essay or chapter in a book that has a different author than the book's editor. For information about in-text citations, please see our video, Referencing Sources in APA Style, A Basic Introduction. In this example, all the punctuation is in red for emphasis. In your actual reference list, all font would be black. Start with the author's last name, followed by their initials. In APA style, you never write out the full first or middle names. Enter the year the book was published, in parentheses, followed by a period. Next, enter the title of the book in italics. In APA style, the first letter of every word of a book's title is not capitalized. Just the first letter of the first word, the first word of the subtitle, and proper nouns. Next, in parentheses, indicate the book's addition, except if it is a first edition. Use the abbreviation ed. If there is a volume number, enter it here as well, using the abbreviation capital V-O-L dot. Finally, enter the city of publication and the abbreviation for this state or province, followed by a colon, and the publisher's name. Don't forget a period at the end. To find the information you need, look at the book's title page. Here you have the title, the subtitle, the addition number, the author's name, and at the bottom of the page is where you find the name of the publisher, in this case, Prentice Hall, and the location, in this case, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Oftentimes, the publication date is listed at the bottom of the page as well. But if not, you can simply turn the page, and here it is here. Often previous editions are also listed, so you always want to go with the most recent year, 2002. And if it's a library book, here's a tip. The year of publication is also on the spine label. If more than one location is listed, only give the first location, in this case, Boston. You can also look that book up in the library catalog. All of the information you need will be listed there as well. What if the book indicates that it was edited? Simply add the abbreviation, capital E-D dot, after the editor's name. If there is more than one editor, use capital E-D-S dot. What if you need to cite an individual essay or chapter in a book that has a different author than the book's editor? Start with the author of the essay or chapter. Include the title of the essay or chapter, but do not italicize it. After this, write in and the name of the book's editor, initials first this time, then last name, and in parentheses, use the capital E-D dot abbreviation. Then enter the title of the book. This does go in italics. Right after the title, in parentheses, put the abbreviation P-P dot, then the page numbers for that essay or chapter. For more information about APA style, check out some of our other videos, or visit the Munn Libraries webpage for our online APA style guide and chat live with library staff.