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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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Etymology

Origin of e-book

1980–85; e- 2 (electronic) + book

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

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

With no major investments planned in near term, the Thailand e-book distributor is expected to sustain a 75% payout ratio, implying dividend yields of 6% in 2025, 7% in 2026, and 7% in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

Because of Libby and other e-book apps, people do not need to travel to libraries or bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2025

And their customers, even their most loyal customers, would then have to go to Amazon when they had to read an e-book.

From Salon Jan. 28, 2025

The latter has been used in this e-book, with the former being given between brackets where appropriate.In the original book, the transition from one animal to the next is indicated by a blank page.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

The move will mean owners of older Kindles, including its earliest models such as the Kindle Touch and some Kindle Fire tablets, will be unable to download new e-books.

From BBC Apr. 9, 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

Kennedy floated increasingly abstract hypotheticals, asking whether restrictions could apply to books or satellite-transmitted e-books.

From Slate Oct. 21, 2025

De Leon said that the library was buying more e-books and audiobooks to accommodate users nationwide, and the foundation has started a campaign with a $100,000 goal to help fund these purchases.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2025

In particular, they hope to create projects by which e-books can reach the masses via digital radio links to solar-powered PDAs.

From ERPANET Case Study: Project Gutenberg by ERPANET

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