bibliottHow to Cite a Book in APA 7th edition
Format, in-text rule, and a copy-paste example for books in APA. Citing a printed or e-book monograph, including academic, trade, and self-published titles.
APA format for books
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (Edition). Publisher.
Brown, P. (2021). Citation in the digital age (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Pro tip
APA 7 dropped the publisher location — just list the publisher.
Information you need
Before generating your APA citation, gather these details from the book:
Author
Year
Title
Edition (if not first)
Publisher
Common mistakes to avoid
✗Italicizing the chapter title instead of the book title
✗Including the city when modern style omits it (APA 7, AMA 11)
✗Forgetting to mark "2nd ed." or "Rev. ed."
Other APA guides
Frequently asked questions
For a book in APA, you'll need: Author, Year, Title, Edition (if not first), Publisher. bibliott auto-detects most of these from a URL or DOI.
Italicizing the chapter title instead of the book title
Yes — the example follows the official APA 7th edition format. Replace the author, title, year and other fields with your source's data, or use the bibliott generator to do it automatically.