German word

E-Book

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈiːˌbʊk/

Meaning

  • neuter noune-book

Example

Ich lese gerne E-Books auf dem Tablet.

I like reading e-books on my tablet.

Illustration for E-Book (e-book)

More examples

Das neue E-Book wurde gestern veröffentlicht.

The new e-book was published yesterday.

Core concept

A complete book appears on a screen instead of in a bound stack of pages.

Common phrases

  • E-Book lesen

    read an e-book

  • ein E-Book herunterladen

    download an e-book

Similar words

gedrucktes Buch: A traditional book printed on paper and assembled with a binding.
Hörbuch: A recorded reading of a book or other work for listening.
E-Reader: A dedicated, lightweight device for reading electronic books.
EPUB: An electronic book file format that supports changing the text size.

Definition in German

Ein als Datei vertriebenes Buch, das online gekauft, heruntergeladen oder auf Geräten gelesen werden kann.

Word origin

E-Book is borrowed from English e-book, a compound of electronic and book that names a book in digital form.

Usage tips

  • In German, E-Book is neuter, so the standard form is das E-Book and the plural is die E-Books.

Opposites

  • gedrucktes Buchprinted booknoun

Related words

  • E-Book-Readere-book readernoun
  • E-Book-Ausgabee-book editionnoun

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