How to Cite an eBook in IEEE
Updated October 2026
Citing an ebook in IEEE comes down to one template and a handful of rules. Below: the exact numbered style format, a real example produced by our citation engine, and the in-text form — or paste your source into the generator on this page and copy the finished citation.
The IEEE format
A. A. Author, Title of Book, Xrd ed. Publisher, Year.
IEEE (numbered style) formats a eBook reference as shown above. A real example, generated by our citation engine:
C. S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Random House, 2006.
In-text[1]
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An ISBN finds the book's details.
Citation style
IEEE Reference Guide, 2023 revision. Numbered references in square brackets, in citation order.
Finding the pieces
Or skip the hunt: Paste the eBook's ISBN into the generator (eBooks have their own ISBNs). It works out what the source is, fills every field from the source's own record, and is already set to IEEE.
- The copyright screen — eBooks reproduce the copyright page with year, publisher, and ISBN
- Store listing — publisher and date in the product details
- Edition — eBook editions can differ from print; cite the one you read
- A DOI or stable URL — academic eBooks from library platforms often have one
IEEE's formatting rules at work
- Initials come before surnames: M. Alvarez
- Paper titles in quotation marks with sentence-style capitalization; containers italicized
- Months abbreviated; DOIs written as doi: 10.xxxx, not links
- Up to six authors listed; more become first author et al.
EBook-specific pitfalls
- Modern styles cite eBooks like print books — no [Kindle version] labels in APA 7 or MLA 9
- Avoid device-specific 'locations' as quote locators; use chapters or section names when pages don't exist
- Academic eBooks from databases add the DOI or platform URL at the end
In-text citations in IEEE
IEEE cites in the text with bracketed numbers in order of first appearance: as shown in [1], consolidation requires sleep [2], [5]–[7]. The same number is reused for every later citation of that source, and the reference list is numbered to match — never alphabetized.
Author identity doesn't affect the in-text form — the bracket carries no name. The reference entry starts with whatever author information exists, or the title if none does.
Building the References
Every in-text citation pairs with a full entry on the References page, numbered in order of first citation. Add each citation to your bibliography as you generate it, and the Bibliography Builder assembles and exports the finished page to Word with the title, ordering, and indentation IEEE requires.
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Go Premium — $5/monthFrequently asked questions
- What's the basic IEEE format for an ebook?
- A. A. Author, Title of Book, Xrd ed. Publisher, Year. — see the worked example above, generated by the same engine that powers the free citation tool.
- How do I cite a quote without page numbers?
- Use the chapter and paragraph: (Dweck, 2006, ch. 2, para. 14) in APA, or the chapter alone in MLA: (Dweck, ch. 2). Never use Kindle location numbers unless your instructor approves.
- How do I cite an ebook in IEEE in-text?
- With a bracketed number assigned at first citation: [1]. The reference list is numbered in citation order.
- Can I get this citation in other styles too?
- Yes — every result in the generator renders APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and IEEE simultaneously. Generate once, switch styles with one click.