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--- a/sample-book.tex
+++ b/sample-book.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %%
 % Book metadata
 \title{A Tufte-Style Book\thanks{Thanks to Edward R.~Tufte for his inspiration.}}
-\author[The Tufte-LaTeX Developers]{The Tufte-\LaTeX\ Developers}
+\author[The Tufte-LaTeX Developers]{The Tufte-LaTeX\ Developers}
 \publisher{Publisher of This Book}
 
 %%
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diff --git a/sample-handout.tex b/sample-handout.tex
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--- a/sample-handout.tex
+++ b/sample-handout.tex
@@ -156,10 +156,11 @@ the \Verb|\bibliography| command.  (See the end of this document for an
 example.)  If you do not want to print a bibliography at the end of your
 document, use the \Verb|\nobibliography| command in its place.  
 
-To enter multiple citations at one location,\cite{Tufte2006,Tufte1990} you can
-provide a list of keys separated by commas: \Verb|\cite{Tufte2006,Tufte1990}|.  
+To enter multiple citations at one location,\cite[-3\baselineskip]{Tufte2006,Tufte1990} you can
+provide a list of keys separated by commas and the same optional vertical
+offset argument: \Verb|\cite{Tufte2006,Tufte1990}|.  
 \begin{docspec}
-  \doccmd{cite\{\docarg{bibkey1,bibkey2,\ldots}\}}
+  \doccmd{cite[\docopt{offset}]\{\docarg{bibkey1,bibkey2,\ldots}\}}
 \end{docspec}
 
 \section{Figures and Tables}\label{sec:figures-and-tables}
diff --git a/tufte-common.sty b/tufte-common.sty
index 554e7ad..460065a 100644
--- a/tufte-common.sty
+++ b/tufte-common.sty
@@ -421,12 +421,25 @@
 
 %%
 % Normal \cite behavior
-\newcommand{\@tufte@normal@cite}[1]{%
-  \@for\@temp@bibkey:=#1\do{%
-    \sidenote{\bibentry{\@temp@bibkey}.}%
+\newcounter{@tufte@num@bibkeys}%
+\newcommand{\@tufte@normal@cite}[2][0pt]{%
+  % Snag the last bibentry in the list for later comparison
+  \let\@temp@last@bibkey\@empty%
+  \@for\@temp@bibkey:=#2\do{\let\@temp@last@bibkey\@temp@bibkey}%
+  \sidenote[][#1]{%
+    % Loop through all the bibentries, separating them with semicolons and spaces
+    \setcounter{@tufte@num@bibkeys}{0}%
+    \@for\@temp@bibkeyx:=#2\do{%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{\@temp@last@bibkey}{\@temp@bibkeyx}}%
+        {\ifthenelse{\equal{\value{@tufte@num@bibkeys}}{0}}{}{and\ }%
+	 \bibentry{\@temp@bibkeyx}}%
+        {\bibentry{\@temp@bibkeyx};\ }%
+      \stepcounter{@tufte@num@bibkeys}%
+    }%
   }%
 }
 
+
 %%
 % Macros for holding the list of cite keys until after the \sidenote
 
@@ -438,10 +451,24 @@
   \g@addto@macro\@tufte@citations{#1}
 }
 
-\newcommand{\@tufte@print@citations}{% puts each citation in its own margin note
-  \@for\@temp@bibkey:=\@tufte@citations\do{%
-    \marginpar{\@tufte@marginfont\@tufte@justification\bibentry{\@temp@bibkey}.}%
-  }
+\newcommand{\@tufte@print@citations}[1][0pt]{% puts the citations in a margin note
+  % Snag the last bibentry in the list for later comparison
+  \let\@temp@last@bibkey\@empty%
+  \@for\@temp@bibkey:=\@tufte@citations\do{\let\@temp@last@bibkey\@temp@bibkey}%
+  \marginpar{%
+    \vspace*{#1}%
+    \@tufte@marginfont%
+    \@tufte@justification%
+    % Loop through all the bibentries, separating them with semicolons and spaces
+    \setcounter{@tufte@num@bibkeys}{0}%
+    \@for\@temp@bibkeyx:=\@tufte@citations\do{%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{\@temp@last@bibkey}{\@temp@bibkeyx}}%
+        {\ifthenelse{\equal{\value{@tufte@num@bibkeys}}{0}}{}{and\ }%
+         \bibentry{\@temp@bibkeyx}}%
+        {\bibentry{\@temp@bibkeyx};\ }%
+      \stepcounter{@tufte@num@bibkeys}%
+    }%
+  }%
 }
 
 %%
@@ -549,7 +576,7 @@
 %%
 % Sidenote without the footnote mark
 
-\providecommand\marginnote[2][0pt]{%
+\newcommand\marginnote[2][0pt]{%
   \let\cite\@tufte@infootnote@cite%   use the in-sidenote \cite command
   \gdef\@tufte@citations{}%           clear out any old citations
   \marginpar{\vspace*{#1}\@tufte@marginfont\@tufte@justification #2}%