(n.) -- an e-book composed in or converted to a
digital format for display on a computer
screen or handheld device; first there were hardbacks and paperbacks,
now there are ebacks
"I just ordered Stephen King's latest novel in digital format. For me, an eback is just as a good as a paperback book,
even better, because I can store it for use anytime anywhere and read it off a variety of screens."
-- overheard at a watercooler in a bookstore in
Chicago on March 24,
2010