Editing Book (section)

=== Ebooks ===
{{Main|Ebook}}
[[File:Amazon Kindle 3.JPG|thumb|right|upright|A [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]] e-reader]]An ebook (short for electronic book), also spelled e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the [[flat-panel display]] of computers or other electronic devices.<ref>Gardiner, Eileen and Ronald G. Musto. "The Electronic Book." In Suarez, Michael Felix, and H. R. Woudhuysen. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/370356568 ''The Oxford Companion to the Book'']. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912011827/https://www.worldcat.org/title/oxford-companion-to-the-book/oclc/370356568|date=September 12, 2019}} Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, p. 164.</ref> Although sometimes defined as "an electronic version of a printed book",<ref>{{cite web |title=e-book |url=http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1242960 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208012946/http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1242960 |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |access-date=September 2, 2010 |website=Oxford Dictionaries |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref> some ebooks exist without a printed equivalent. Ebooks can be read on dedicated [[e-reader]] devices and on any computer device that features a controllable viewing screen, including [[desktop computer]]s, [[laptop]]s, [[Tablet computer|tablets]] and [[smartphone]]s.

In some markets, the sale of printed books has decreased due to the increased use of ebooks. However, printed books still largely outsell ebooks, and many people have a preference for print.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ang |first=Carmen |date=15 October 2021 |title=Print Has Prevailed: The Staying Power of Physical Books |url=https://www.visualcapitalist.com/print-books-versus-e-books/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819191402/https://www.visualcapitalist.com/print-books-versus-e-books/ |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=August 19, 2022 |website=Visual Capitalist}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Richter |first=Felix |date=21 April 2022 |title=E-Books Still No Match for Printed Books |url=https://www.statista.com/chart/24709/e-book-and-printed-book-penetration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312015607/https://www.statista.com/chart/24709/e-book-and-printed-book-penetration/ |archive-date=March 12, 2023 |access-date=March 12, 2023 |website=[[Statista]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Handley |first=Lucy |date=September 19, 2019 |title=Physical books still outsell e-books – and here's why |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/physical-books-still-outsell-e-books-and-heres-why.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102034014/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/19/physical-books-still-outsell-e-books-and-heres-why.html |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=2 January 2021 |publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Duffy |first=Kate |date=10 March 2023 |title=Gen Zers are bookworms but say they're shunning e-books because of eye strain, digital detoxing, and their love for libraries |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-book-ditch-digital-love-libraries-eye-strain-2023-3 |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311171707/https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-book-ditch-digital-love-libraries-eye-strain-2023-3 |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |publisher=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref>