Thread: "Locations" vs. Pages in K3 - AAAAAAAH!
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Old 09-29-2010, 09:08 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by TenaciousBadger View Post
i have a question regarding locations, ebooks and citing.
i need a book and, on amazon, i have to choose between the hardback ($70), the paperback ($30) and the ebook ($25). obviously i'd go for the ebook but the problem is i need it for academic purposes and most likely i'm going to cite from it.
is anyone familiar with the guidelines when it comes to citing a kindle ebook? do i just use the locations instead of pages?

thanks!
Yes, I would say you'd use the location. I would check with (or explain to) your professor so they are not wondering what is going on when you cite location 2346.

And as a side note: this is one reason why locations are preferable to page numbers - the location cited will get your professor to the the 'page' in question no matter what reading device or font size he is using. This of course assumes he is viewing the kindle version of the book or some other version/reader that supports locations.
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