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Old 09-29-2010, 09:46 AM   #23
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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!
I wouldn't use the locations. It would mean everyone following your citation needs to buy the kindle version (as no other reading device supports this arbitrary numbering method). Instead, use the percentage. That can be mapped to the paper version too. Take comma percentage if the book is large (Some books are more than 10 pagebreaks per percent, meaning one page is 0,1 additional percent.

Thats the only citation method I would accept (and I am an assistant professor).
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