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The 'Correct' Use of Capitalization When Typing Ebook?

by Liam Hamer
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Perhaps this is a silly question, but I have to ask Which do you consider to be correct?

eBook
Ebook
ebook
EBook

I usually use the first one, but I see it written all of the ways above. Is there a 'correct' one? :confused:
#capitalization #correct #ebook #typing
  • Profile picture of the author dsmpublishing
    Hi

    I tend to write it as the second one Ebook but i see many different versions especially the E-Book one.

    kind regards


    sam
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    • Profile picture of the author Liam Hamer
      Thanks Sam

      I just realized that I said in my OP that I use the first one, but in my thread title I used the second one
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      • Profile picture of the author Ruth P
        Originally Posted by Liam Hamer View Post

        Thanks Sam

        I just realized that I said in my OP that I use the first one, but in my thread title I used the second one
        Lol! To that I will add my thoughts - just pick one and use it consistently. If I see writers (or bloggers or whatever) saying eBook in one sentence and e-book in the next, I tend to notice. Could just be me but I say just pick one and use it all the way through, no matter which one that may be.

        ~Ruth
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        • Profile picture of the author Liam Hamer
          Thanks for all your input I think I'm going to stick to eBook. At least for now anyway :p
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  • Profile picture of the author Edk
    The third version there looks right to me. In time the convention may change but usually I see it with a small 'e'.
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  • Profile picture of the author impact-productions
    There are as many correct and valid combinations as there are for the 'e...' words (e.g. eCommerce). You can probably tell which one I favour.

    The easy solution to avoid the problem? Don't call it an eBook at all. Use something like 'Digital Report' instead.
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    • Profile picture of the author Liam Hamer
      Originally Posted by Edk View Post

      The third version there looks right to me. In time the convention may change but usually I see it with a small 'e'.
      Originally Posted by impact-productions View Post

      There are as many correct and valid combinations as there are for the 'e...' words (e.g. eCommerce). You can probably tell which one I favour.

      The easy solution to avoid the problem? Don't call it an eBook at all. Use something like 'Digital Report' instead.
      Good points. I think I'm probably going to stick with eBook from now on
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  • Profile picture of the author Kezz
    Well, my MS Word spell checker likes to keep telling me it's eBook, but to me it just doesn't look right. It kind of seems like a kind of novelty format that should have disappeared with dial-up internet.

    I like either ebook or Ebook. Usually I go with the capital "E", because to me Ebooks are pretty important so I feel like they deserve a capital letter.
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    • Profile picture of the author DogScout
      Originally Posted by Kezz View Post

      Well, my MS Word spell checker likes to keep telling me it's eBook, but to me it just doesn't look right. It kind of seems like a kind of novelty format that should have disappeared with dial-up internet.

      I like either ebook or Ebook. Usually I go with the capital "E", because to me Ebooks are pretty important so I feel like they deserve a capital letter.
      Yes, you are correct. That was the original version. As was eMail and iPhone. Times change though.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dhira
    I like eBook - glad Word agrees with me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    Looks like I'm in the minority, but I prefer to use a hyphen for both e-book and e-mail. However, I would say the main thing is to be consistent with whichever one you choose.

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    • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
      Originally Posted by Michael Oksa View Post

      Looks like I'm in the minority, but I prefer to use a hyphen for both e-book and e-mail.
      That's old school usage. Dropped out of favour a while back, but people still do it. I expect no dash, no capital will be the final form... so that's what I use.
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  • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
    Here you go:

    E-book - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    and:

    Ebook | Define Ebook at Dictionary.com

    e-book

      /ˈiˌbʊk/ Show Spelled[ee-book] Show IPA
    -noun1.a portable electronic device used to download and read books or magazines that are in digital form.

    2.a book in digital form.

    Also, eBook, ebook.

    Origin:
    1980-85; e- electronic + book

    Dictionary.com Unabridged
    Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
    As ebook is a noun, it is not capitalised.
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  • Profile picture of the author Wade Watson
    There is no proper form for that term yet. Capitalization would only be used if you were referring to a particular item called "Ebook". Use a small letter if you are discussing "an ebook".

    Hyphons are typically used in the first years/decades that a new term is in use, then the hyphon tends to gradually disappear. I like to use "e-book" because there are still many people unfamiliar with the term and it makes it a little easier to distinguish the two segments. Either "e-book" or "ebook" would be fine.
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  • Profile picture of the author Valdor Kiebach
    stick to using 'pdf document' and the problem dissolves into the ether.

    But to answer the question, I would use eBook.
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  • Profile picture of the author Richard N Adams
    Hi Liam,

    As an experiment I tested out the response rates to different spellings of "ebook" using Google Adwords some time ago. What I bascially found after thousands of impressions was that the term "eBook" actually got the lowest response of all. You can see the full articles at:

    http://articles.sma****s.com/article...response-.html

    Might be of interest to you.

    All the best,
    Richard
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