: a book composed in or converted to digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device

Examples of e-book in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The segment includes annual and monthly fees associated with Amazon Prime memberships, as well as digital video, audiobook, digital music, e-book and other non-AWS subscription services. Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Apr. 2024 Judith Jones published him handsomely, with infinite attention to covers, type, paper length, paper finish—the things that seem secondary to the purely literary, or e-book, era, but that count significantly to an author’s spirit or surviving soul. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024 An e-book and audio book read by Ina herself will also be available. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024 The Libby app lets readers borrow e-books, digital audiobooks and magazines with your library card. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024 Like many libraries, West Haven has been grappling with the soaring costs of e-books and audiobooks. Susan Haigh, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024 The book is now available in paperback and e-book formats, and people are encouraged to learn more about it during an official book launch, set to take place online Thursday, April 25 from noon to 1:30 p.m. CDT. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024 Two years later, the Justice Department sued Apple and book publishers for illegally fixing the price of e-books sold on the iPad. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2024 The Justice Department last sued Apple in 2012, accusing the company of colluding with book publishers to fix e-book prices. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of e-book was in 1988

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“E-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/e-book. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

e-book

noun
ˈē-ˌbu̇k
: a book composed in or converted to a digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device

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