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

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Offering a free e-book in exchange for email addresses can cause your client base to blow up. Vikrant Shaurya, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 Best app for free audiobooks Libby and Hoopla have virtual libraries full of audiobooks, e-books and more. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 July 2025 Penguin Random House offers deep discounts on Star Wars books Take up to 85% off the e-book versions of Dark Disciple: Star Wars, Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith and Star Wars: The Mask of Fear (Reign of the Empire) through May 6. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 According to data provided by the Association of American Publishers, sales of physical books have remained strong over the past 10 years despite competition from e-books and digital audio books. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for e-book

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 18 Jul. 2025.

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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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