Talk:ebook

Capitalization

@Aoidh: is the word "ebook" normally capitalized at the start of a sentence, such as "[E/e]book readers include the Kindle, Nook, and many other devices"? 206.204.236.102 (talk) 23:23, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Especially in the earlier days of the eBook it was handled inconsistently between reliable sources, but the convention now is generally to have it in lowercase even at the beginning of sentences, barring the usual things like internal style guidelines to the contrary. Since Nook was mentioned, as an example Barnes & Noble, appear to always have it lowercased, even when starting sentences and section headings. - Aoidh (talk) 00:59, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Advantages, etc.

The Advantages section says: "using an online dictionary". Some e-readers have a built-in dictionary so that no internet access is needed. If you are using e-reader software on a laptop computer, then you probably have dictionary software available, sometimes with hotlinking.

Another big advantage is that content can be searched for. An example is that someone asked me if "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle had much about Maid Marian. Using an EPUB version, I was able to determine that she is only mentioned twice, with very little detail. That would have taken hours with a paper book, with no guarantee of accuracy.

The writer(s) of these sections assumes that every user is continually connected to the internet and can be tracked. Some internet access might be needed to acquire some eBooks, but that could be done at the library so that no one would know you even existed.

agb 173.233.167.50 (talk) 18:13, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Lowercase title

Why is lowercase title used? Compare with book... Luhanopi (talk) 12:27, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

It is because that it how it is capitalized, see the above discussion Talk:Ebook#Capitalization. Book is a different word with different capitalization rules. Some articles like rsync, x86, e-government, and more than 8,000 other articles use a lowercase title when reliable sources show that the word begins with a lowercase, even when it is used at the beginning of a sentence. - Aoidh (talk) 17:12, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

It's always "eBook" not "ebook" at least there. Luhanopi (talk) 17:34, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

If by there you mean reliable sources, then per the sources in the article (example), it's not always eBook and not ebook. However, whether it is eBook or ebook, the overwhelmingly common modern convention is to begin the word with a lowercase letter, even in titles or at the beginning of sentences. While I can find an example of "E-Books" being used in a recent news article, it is very much an outlier that can likely be attributed to internal style guidelines for that publication rather than a reflection of common usage. - Aoidh (talk) 12:59, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

not at the beginning of sentence tho :=) Luhanopi (talk) 13:35, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

This also isn't accurate. Whether it's at the beginning of a title in title case (example) where the first letter of the title should always be capitalized barring rare exceptions (this being one of them) or in the prose of the article itself {example), this is something that can be found in reliable sources. - Aoidh (talk) 04:20, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

technically hyphenated Luhanopi (talk) 06:47, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Not in the prose, and also not relevant to the capitalization question. - Aoidh (talk) 15:56, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

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