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e-book

  • /ˈiːbʊk/

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A contraction of electronic book: e- + book.

noun e-books · ebook · eBook

  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.

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noun electronic book

Españolebook, libro electrónico, libro digital, ciberlibro
한국어전자책 jeonjachaek, 전자서적 jeonjaseojeok, 이북 ibuk
日本語電子書籍 denshi-shoseki, 電子本 denshi-hon, イーブック ī-bukku, eブック ī-bukku
中文電子書 /电子书 diànzǐshū
हिन्दीई-पुस्तक ī-pustak
Kiswahilikitabu
Portuguêse-book, livro digital, livro eletrónico, livro eletrônico
Françaislivre numérique, livrel, livre électronique
DeutschE-Book, E-Buch, elektronisches Buch, Digitalbuch
Italianoe-book, libro elettronico, libro digitale, telelibro, cyberlibro
Ελληνικάηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο ilektronikó vivlío
RomânăeBook, carte electronică
Русскийэлектро́нная кни́га elektrónnaja kníga, электрокни́га elektrokníga, э-кни́га e-kníga, ибу́к ibúk
Tiếng Việtsách điện tử
العربيةكِتَاب إِلِكْتْرُونِيّ kitāb ʔiliktrōniyy, إِيبُوك ʔibūk

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"e-book." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/e-book.

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@misc{e_book_2026,
  title = {e-book},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/e-book},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}