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Q&A Correct way of Citing References in a writing a Non-Fiction book?

I am trying to write a non-fiction book about summarizing core computer science concepts. I plan to self publish this book through the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing program. My target audience in...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Wong Seng Wee‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:57:29Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/48003
License name: CC BY-SA 4.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Wong Seng Wee‭ · 2019-12-08T12:57:29Z (over 4 years ago)
I am trying to write a non-fiction book about summarizing core computer science concepts. I plan to self publish this book through the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing program. My target audience includes

1. undergrad freshmen
2. business managers working in a tech industry but have little or no technical knowledge
3. general public interested to learn more about computer science

I am curious what is the correct way to cite the sources if I were to adopt the IEEE or APA reference style? I understand how the APA/IEEE style is used (e.g I used them in my school's reports)

Thing is, I don't really see non-fiction book putting the references like this in the main body of their text,

> ADHD has a prevalence of around 5% among children (Someone, 2013) and 2.5% among adults **(Someoneelse, 2007)**.

For authors who adopted IEEE style, they also don't usually put the numbering e.g [1] in the main text. So is it okay if I just leave the references at the end of the book?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-09-15T16:01:04Z (over 4 years ago)
Original score: 3