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e-book

 (ē′bo͝ok)
n.
A book whose contents are in an electronic format.
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e-book

n
1. (Computer Science) a book in electronic form
2. (Journalism & Publishing) a book in electronic form
vb
(Computer Science) (tr) to book (hospital appointments, airline tickets, etc) through the internet
[C20: electronic book]
ˈe-ˌbooking n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

e-book

or eBook

or ebook

(ˈiˌbʊk) ,
n.
1. a portable electronic device used to download and read books or magazines that are in digital form.
2. a book in digital form.
[1980-85]
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Translations

e-book

[ˈiːbʊk] Nlibro m electrónico
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

e-book

nOnlinebuch nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

e-book

كِتَاب اِلِكْترونيّ elektronická kniha e-book Onlinebuch ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο libro electrónico e-kirja livre électronique e-knjiga e-book 電子書籍 전자책 e-boek e-bok e-książka livro eletrónico, livro eletrônico электронная книга e-bok หนังสือที่อ่านได้จากอินเตอร์เน็ต dijital kitap sách điện tử 电子书籍
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Kari Paulson, vice president, market development, ProQuest, said: "We selected a simple name that captures the essence of what this platform will be: the 'go-to' source for ebooks for both researchers and librarians".
Once it became clear that a statewide effort to provide ebooks in Massachusetts was a viable direction, I had discussions with others looking at a national approach including Michael Porter (President of Library Renewal) and blogger David Rothman (LibraryCity blogger http://librarycity.org/).
“My new eBook is a valuable tool for authors looking to convert existing books into eBooks, or if they are attempting to publish an eBook for the first time,” said Peter Buffington, author of best-selling aviation book Squawk 7700.
The ebooks can be borrowed for 21 days and there are no late fees as titles are returned automatically