What Is An Ebook?

What is the correct way to write the word ebook? I need to know the rules for grammar.?

  • I have seen the word "ebook" used in many different ways and would like to know the correct way to type it in a sentence. I have seen it typed ebook, Ebook, eBook, e-book, ...show more

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    eBook. Even if the computer tells you its wrong, it is right, even at the beginning of a sentence.

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The word is a neologism, so the ruling may be up to the dictionary writers, the lexicographers. You might write to James Kilpatrick who has a syndicated column on the English language, its grammar and syntax. My own preference is for it to be NOT capitalized, but with a hypen. This is the clearest representation of the meaning of the word. It should NOT be capitalized, as it's not a proper noun. If it is part of a title or at the beginning, it would be capitalized. I don't like the word, so I might use something else. A book is a book is a book, no matter whether printed on paper with ink or stored in a more advanced medium.

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I guess www.ebooks.com is the best source to find out this answer. They spell it eBook.... ....although it seems as if the format the file is in also affects the spelling. E-book Published as a ".doc" or ".txt" eBook Published as .pdf or .html Don't ask me why!

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