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

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From video lectures to e-books and interactive simulations, these tools give students access to the best resources, regardless of their location. Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 All of this translates to comfortable big-screen e-book reading as well as more familiar ground for those who regularly consume A4-sized documents. New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025 The e-book is available on Amazon Kindle for $8.99 and as a paperback on Amazon for $12.99. The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 In total around 16 terabytes of data were used, roughly equivalent to that required to hold six million e-books. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 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 7 May. 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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