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📱 A digital book 💾 Digital format 🔄 To digitize
ebook

ebook

3.4
Made to be read as a digital book on a computer or tablet
  • adjective
  • /ˈiːbʊk/
translation icon : electrónico
  • She prefers to read ebooks instead of paperbacks because they are more convenient.

Those are also the first three that came out in ebook format, so they're available to the public.

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Examples

  • The library offers a wide selection of ebooks that can be downloaded for free.

  • Many students find ebooks helpful for studying as they can easily highlight and annotate.

  • So more than just a digital ebook, right or a PDF file.

Surface Forms

ebook positive

Morphology

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

The word is transparently based on 'book', but the initial 'e-' is an abbreviated element meaning 'electronic', which is familiar yet less fully productive than an ordinary English prefix.

Etymology

Ebook as an adjective comes from e- 'electronic' and book, so if something is described as ebook it is made or published as an electronic book for tablets or e-readers.