I wanted to ask about quoting, if I take a sentence from a book, I have to use quotation marks (""), but if I change the text by using synonyms, then I don't have to use quotation marks anymore. Is that correct?
Correct. But you still attribute the idea to the person who wrote it. Like these two examples, using a quote from our dean:
"BFM is the best media school in the Baltic States. It isn't even close." -- Hagi Shein
You could write it two ways in your thesis:
Example 1 (Direct quote)
Hagi Shein, dean of the Baltic Film and Media School said that "BFM is the best media school in the Baltic States. It isn't even close."Example 2 (Paraphrase)
Hagi Shein, dean of the Baltic Film and Media School said that he believes BFM is the best media school in the region, and really has no competition.
Both use the information in the same way, both attribute the source (note that it also tells you who Shein is; his credentials). Both are equally valid. I usually use Example 2, the paraphrase, if the information is dull or can be shortened. Save your direct quotes for unusual things.
Do I have to write after every piece of information that is taken from the book the name of the book, or I do it only then when I use quotation marks?
No, you don't if you are paraphrasing. If you are using direct quotes, you do, and that can be a problem with a direct quote.
Other question is about the books that I have used, what I must write down and in what order?
APA style calls for a bibliography where the sources are alphabetized by author's last name. If there is no author listed for a work, use the first word of the title and alphabetize.
