Citing Kindle text in formal papers

[cerement]

Originally Posted by weatherman

... you're actually saying you need to cite the range of the sections, which is what is presented at the bottom of any given page ...

"Section" and "location" are two different things ...

What is displayed at the bottom of the screen is the range of locations displayed on that page. The range available will change depending on font size, BUT one particular location will always point to the same point within that text on any Kindle.

Section is a structural term related to the content of the book. A book may (or may not) be composed of multiple sections, chapters, acts, scenes, paragraphs, quotes, sentences, etc.

[weatherman]

You really are trying very hard to say something important - I can tell by the fact that you took the time to put certain words in bold. And I appreciate the effort. But the condescending tone is undermined by the complete lack of any substance to your argument.

[Slow_hand]

From the Chicago Manual of Style online

Book published electronically
If a book is available in more than one format, you should cite the version you consulted, but you may also list the other formats, as in the second example below. If an access date is required by your publisher or discipline, include it parenthetically at the end of the citation, as in the first example below.

N:
2. Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner, eds., The Founders’ Constitution (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987), http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/ (accessed June 27, 2006).
B:
Kurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/. Also available in print form and as a CD-ROM.
T:
(Kurland and Lerner 1987)
R:
Kurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. 1987. The founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.