Edition (if available), Publisher (if available), Year of online publication. Online Books (books with URLs or DOIs, accessed on the web) eBook: 'a book that lacks a URL and that you use software to read on a personal device or computer' ( MLA Style Center FAQ) includes Kindle, EPUB, Nook editions.Įach is cited somewhat differently, although the core style elements still provide the basis for your citations.Online book: a book with a URL that you can access on a website or database like Project Gutenberg, Google Books, ProQuest Ebook Central, EBSCOhost eBooks, Early English Books Online, etc.MLA makes a distinction between online books and eBooks: Online Books & eBooks Online Books and eBooks: Not Quite the Same Thing