Correct way to cite the page number (only) at the end of the citation

Question

According to Ferris [2007, p. 166-167]: "To get an accurate indicator of commercial viability, don't ask people if they would buy—ask them to buy"

(Code: \cite[p.~166-167]{Ferris2007})

According to Ferris [2007]: "To get an accurate indicator of commercial viability, don't ask people if they would buy—ask them to buy" [p. 166-167].

How could I do it? I'm using:

\RequirePackage{natbib}
\bibliographystyle{plainnat}

Note: It is correct to use the same code to add that reference at the end:

(...) ask them to buy" [2007, p. 166-167]

The 2007 also belongs at the end. Just write your citation after the quotation. Sorry. I guess I'm not seeing what you're after here. — cfr, Jul 31 '14 at 23:32
@cfr, I haven't found an example where the year is separated from the author. Check this post: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/res5e_ch09_s1-0001.html — chelder, Aug 01 '14 at 16:41
Yeah, it could work as a workaround. In my case I guess I should use brackets[] instead parentheses () as the formatting is like that. So: As \cite{Ferris2007} said: "blablabla" ~[p.~166--167]. Do you want to write an answer? — chelder, Aug 01 '14 at 17:43
Just use \citeauthor{Ferris2007}... \autocite*[166--167]{Ferris2007}. — cfr, Aug 01 '14 at 18:41

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '14 at 17:59

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If you use biblatex (which has a natbib emulation) you can define a \citepages{key} command as follows:

\newcommand{\citepages}[1]{\citefield{#1}[pagination]{pages}`

Result with one of my files: enter image description here

answered Aug 01 '14 at 17:59

Bernard

Thank you, but you have forgotten to add the code right? I mean, maybe the following is correct? \citepages[p.~166-167]{Ferris2007} – chelder Aug 01 '14 at 18:15
On the other hand, somebody wrote the page at the beginning here: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/64371/direct-quotations-and-entire-paragraph-quotations So maybe it is correct too?? – chelder Aug 01 '14 at 18:16
I thought only of manually inserting page numbers at the end, as (I suppose) the quotation is not part of the .bib item. – Bernard Aug 01 '14 at 18:18
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Both are correct, in my opinion. Semantically, I think one can put page numbers after the quotation when one has several citations from different parts of a book, for instance, i.e. when the page range is not intrinsically attached to the reference. – Bernard Aug 01 '14 at 18:22
Sorry, I still don't understand how to use the command \citepages – chelder Aug 01 '14 at 18:30
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It supposes your .bib entry has a pages field. When you type \citespages{entry key}, it reads this field and prints p. no(or pp. page range), that's all. My example is an inbook entry, with this field: pages = {734-752},. – Bernard Aug 01 '14 at 18:39
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OK, but I cite the same book and different pages, so I think this solution is not for my case :/ – chelder Aug 03 '14 at 21:02

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