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e-book

e-book

2.7
A digital book that you read on a phone, tablet, or computer
  • noun
  • /ˈiːˌbʊk/
  • Texting
translation icon : libro electrónico
  • I've almost exclusively switched to Kindle now for e-book readers, even though I still love and probably always will the smell, the feel of a physical book.

That is my e-book that I am launching currently.

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Examples

  • My new book, In Saint Emperor's Sunken Cities and Earthquake Machines, is now available as a paperback, e-book, and audiobook.

  • I love reading novels on my e-reader, especially since I can download any new e-book instantly.

  • You get a free e-book every month from Amazon.

  • I'd love to send you a copy of my free e-book right here.

  • That is my e-book that I am launching currently.

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  • So, so this book is going to be an e-book and this is a simple short book that's going to tell you how I made my first million dollars.

  • I'm going to create an e-book that people can use for self study or self-directed study in in Plato.

  • There's a textbook that goes along with the class which you can purchase either an e-book form or in hardback.

  • My new book In Saint Emperor's Sunken Cities and Earthquake Machines is now available as a paperback e-book and audio book.

  • She decided to buy the latest bestsellers as an e-book to read on her tablet during her commute.

Synonyms

ebook
vse-book
187 2.5

A book in digital form that you read on a computer or tablet

is the same in meaning but written with a hyphen in some styles

How Electronic

e-book
  • Texting
2.7
printing
13 1.1

Surface Forms

e-book singular
e-books plural

Morphology

e-book = book (transparent) = e + book

The prefix 'e-' productively denotes 'electronic' and combines with the familiar noun 'book' to mean a digital book.

Etymology

The word e-book is short for an electronic book: the e- part means 'electronic', just like in email, and the book part is the same as a paper book. So an e-book is a book in digital form you read on electronic devices.