e-book

noun

e-book

noun

/ˈiːbʊk/

Etymology A contraction of electronic book: e- + book.

1

An electronic book, a book published in electronic form.

  • The hype around e-books was electrifying in the year 2000 when Stephen King became the first celebrity writer to publish an e-novel.2004, Sunil Saxena, Breaking News: The Craft and Technology of Online Journalism:
Derived terms
e-book reader
Related terms
cyberbook, etext, e-text

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