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e-book

American  
[ee-book] / ˈiˌbʊk /
Or ebook,

noun

  • e-books
    plural
  1. a book in digital form.

  2. e-reader.


e-book British  

noun

  1. a book in electronic form

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to book (hospital appointments, airline tickets, etc) through the internet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of e-book

1980–85; e- 2 (electronic) + book

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The title just debuted at #12 on the New York Times combined print and e-book nonfiction bestseller list.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

With these tools, users get access to an e-book or audiobook alongside an AI chatbot.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

The Long Beach Public Library system uses Libby, an audiobook and e-book service, for its online selection of books.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2025

Can you explain how e-book sales help independent bookstores?

From Salon Jan. 28, 2025

This e-book contains external links to other works by John Addington Symonds on Project Gutenberg.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

Back in Kabul, the 29-year-old student said time-saving artificial intelligence tools are now out of reach, while people now have to carry dozens of physical books around campus instead of using e-books.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Between the emails, e-books, and product keys are human lives.

From Slate Feb. 3, 2026

They have previously only been available as e-books in the territory, and recently entered Amazon's best-seller chart.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2026

The trend has spawned a cottage industry of e-books, Zoom workshops by “vaccine friendly” doctors offering alternative schedules, bespoke inoculations and post-vaccine detox regimens.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2025

But if e-books replace printed books, that exception will do little good.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams

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