e-book

American  

[ee-book] / ˈiˌbʊk /

Or ebook,

noun

1. a book in digital form.

2. e-reader.

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e-book British  

noun

1. a book in electronic form

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• e-booking noun

Etymology

Origin of e-book

1980–85; e- ² (electronic) + book

Example Sentences

But Koeltl said there was nothing "transformative" about Internet Archive's digital book copies that would warrant "fair use" protection, as its e-books merely replaced the authorized copies publishers themselves license to traditional libraries.

From Reuters

The group, aged between 25 and 28, had produced cartoon e-books that some interpreted as trying to explain Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement to children.

From BBC

In customer reviews for Kindle’s iPhone app, many people were confused or annoyed that they couldn’t buy e-books in the app.

From Washington Post

Along with cooking utensils and the pillows, their phones, e-book readers and computers, they pack lightly with layers for variable weather.

From Seattle Times

In March, Little, Brown plans to publish “Run, Rose, Run,” a collaboration between Patterson and Parton, in print, e-book and audio editions.

From New York Times