How do I cite an e-book (kindle) in MLA format?

Citations in the format specified by the Modern Language
Association or MLA are quite simple to use and are widely found in academic
literature.

According to the rules laid down by the MLA, to
cite an e-book the following pieces of information have to be included in the
citation:

• Author's Last Name, First Name Middle
  Initial.


• Title of Book: Subtitle of
  Book.


• 
  edition.


• Place of Publication: Publisher,
  Year.


• Name of Database.


• 
  Place of access.


• Date of
  access.

It does not matter which device the
e-book has been accessed. The final format has to be in the
form:

Author's
Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book: Subtitle of
Book. edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Name of Database. Place
of access. Date of
access.

The following
(fictitious) example will make this clearer.

Silly, String.
Citing a Book. New York: SSP, 2011. www.sillystring.com. Web. 4 April
2011.