Comments on: Ebook, eBook, ebook or e-book?

By: sampath

sampath — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:43:12 +0000

I hope its ok to say e-book or ebook because use know the both meaning.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:06:05 +0000

Lizabeth: as I pointed out above, it started off as “email”. “e-mail” came later, used by clueless newbies — nothing to do with “get[ting] lazy and drop[ping] the hyphen”.

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:11:06 +0000

Thanks for looking it up in the different sources, and for pointing out the online search ramifications of the different spellings. All helpful!

By: Lizabeth

Lizabeth — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:54:24 +0000

I think it’s going to go the same way as e-mail… It will start off as “e-book” and will be a hyphenated word until everyone gets used to it and knows what it means… then we’ll get lazy and drop the hyphen! I’m seeing “email” more and more often, and I’ve started to drop the hyphen myself. Technically, I agree… it should remain hyphenated.

By: Iza

Iza — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:32:37 +0000

Our university’s writing style guide recommends the following spelling: e-book, e-commerce, e-journal, e-learning, e-resources and email (not that everyone pays attention to it…