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e-book
- /ˈiːbʊk/
Where it comes from
A contraction of electronic book: e- + book.
noun e-books · ebook · eBook
- 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
| Español | ebook, libro electrónico, libro digital, ciberlibro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전자책 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 |
| हिन्दी | ई-पुस्तक ī-pustak |
| Kiswahili | kitabu |
| Português | e-book, livro digital, livro eletrónico, livro eletrônico |
| Français | livre numérique, livrel, livre électronique |
| Deutsch | E-Book, E-Buch, elektronisches Buch, Digitalbuch |
| Italiano | e-book, libro elettronico, libro digitale, telelibro, cyberlibro |
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο ilektronikó vivlío |
| Română | eBook, carte electronică |
| Русский | электро́нная кни́га elektrónnaja kníga, электрокни́га elektrokníga, э-кни́га e-kníga, ибу́к ibúk |
| Tiếng Việt | sách điện tử |
| العربية | كِتَاب إِلِكْتْرُونِيّ kitāb ʔiliktrōniyy, إِيبُوك ʔibūk |
Talk about this word "e-book." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/e-book. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. e-book. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/e-book "e-book." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/e-book.Cite this
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title = {e-book},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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