Chicago note example: Basic format for an e-book (electronic book). The note starts with an indent and the note number 3. The author is listed in normal order, followed by a comma: Leo Tolstoy, The book title is italicized and is followed by a comma: War and Peace, The abbreviation t r a n s period is followed by the translator (if any) in normal order, followed by no punctuation. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The place of publication, the publisher, and the date are in parentheses, followed by a comma: (New York: Knopf, 2007), The electronic format is followed by a comma: Kindle edition, The entry ends with page numbers or electronic "locators": v o l period 1, p t period 1, c h a p period 3.