E-book

noun

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Noun
  1. 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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electronic book

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"I am not the least bit happy with this e-book revolution."

Etymology

A contraction of electronic book: e- + book.

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