Meanings
noune-book (plural e-books)
plural e-books · alternative ebook · alternative eBook
- 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.
2004, Sunil Saxena, Breaking News: The Craft and Technology of Online Journalism
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
A contraction of electronic book: e- + book.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans e-boek
- e-boekelectronic book
Arabic كِتَاب إِلِكْتْرُونِيّ, إِيبُوك
- كِتَاب إِلِكْتْرُونِيّ (kitāb ʔiliktrōniyy)electronic book
- إِيبُوك (ʔibūk)electronic book
Bengali ই-বই
- ই-বই (i-boi)electronic book
Bulgarian е-кни́га, електро́нна кни́га
- е-кни́га (e-kníga)electronic book
- електро́нна кни́га (elektrónna kníga)electronic book
Chinese Mandarin 電子書 /电子书
- 電子書 /电子书 (diànzǐshū)electronic book
Czech Ebook, elektronická kniha
- Ebookelectronic book
- elektronická knihaelectronic book
Danish e-bog
- e-bogelectronic book
Dutch boek, e-book
- boekelectronic book
- e-bookelectronic book
Estonian e-raamat, digiraamat
- e-raamatelectronic book
- digiraamatelectronic book
Finnish sähkökirja, e-kirja
- sähkökirjaelectronic book
- e-kirjaelectronic book
French livre numérique, livrel
- livre numériqueelectronic book
- livrelelectronic book
- livre électroniqueelectronic book
German E-Book, E-Buch
- E-Bookelectronic book
- E-Buchelectronic book
- elektronisches Buchelectronic book
- Digitalbuchelectronic book
Greek ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο
- ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο (ilektronikó vivlío)electronic book
Hindi ई-पुस्तक
- ई-पुस्तक (ī-pustak)electronic book
Hungarian e-könyv
- e-könyvelectronic book
Icelandic rafbók
- rafbókelectronic book
Indonesian buku elektronik
- buku elektronikelectronic book
Irish ríomhleabhar, rleabhar
- ríomhleabharelectronic book
- rleabharelectronic book
- r-leabharelectronic book
Italian e-book, libro elettronico
- e-bookelectronic book
- libro elettronicoelectronic book
- libro digitaleelectronic book
- telelibroelectronic book
- cyberlibroelectronic book
Japanese 電子書籍, 電子本
- 電子書籍 (denshi-shoseki)electronic book
- 電子本 (denshi-hon)electronic book
- イーブック (ī-bukku)electronic book
- ｅブック (ī-bukku)electronic book
Korean 전자책, 전자서적
- 전자책 (jeonjachaek)electronic book
- 전자서적 (jeonjaseojeok)electronic book
- 이북 (ibuk)electronic book
Norwegian Bokmål e-bok
- e-bokelectronic book
Persian کتاب الکترونیکی
- کتاب الکترونیکی (ketâb-e elektroniki)electronic book
Polish e-book, książka elektroniczna
- e-bookelectronic book
- książka elektronicznaelectronic book
- e-książkaelectronic book
- ebookelectronic book
- eBookelectronic book
Portuguese e-book, livro digital
- e-bookelectronic book
- livro digitalelectronic book
- livro eletrónicoelectronic book
- livro eletrônicoelectronic book
Romanian eBook, carte electronică
- eBookelectronic book
- carte electronicăelectronic book
Russian электро́нная кни́га, электрокни́га
- электро́нная кни́га (elektrónnaja kníga)electronic book
- электрокни́га (elektrokníga)electronic book
- э-кни́га (e-kníga)electronic book
- ибу́к (ibúk)electronic book
Scottish Gaelic leabhar-d
- leabhar-delectronic book
Spanish ebook, libro electrónico
- ebookelectronic book
- libro electrónicoelectronic book
- libro digitalelectronic book
- ciberlibroelectronic book
Swahili kitabu
- kitabuelectronic book
Swedish e-bok
- e-bokelectronic book
Tagalog dagisiking aklat
- dagisiking aklatelectronic book
Thai หนังสืออิเล็กทรอนิกส์
- หนังสืออิเล็กทรอนิกส์ (năng-sĕu ì-lék-tror-nìk)electronic book
Turkish e-kitap
- e-kitapelectronic book
Vietnamese sách điện tử
- sách điện tửelectronic book
Welsh e-lyfr
- e-lyfrelectronic book
Cite this entry
APA
e-book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-book
MLA
“e-book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-book. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-book,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-book.
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