e-text
Screen-based publication
E-text is electronic text—written material stored and read in digital form rather than on paper.
The term emerged with early digital archives and e-readers: Project Gutenberg offers thousands of free e-texts.
Now largely supplanted by "ebook" for commercial publications, e-text persists in academic and archival contexts where the focus is on searchable, plain-text formats rather than formatted books.
Downloadable text file
- PDFFixed-layout document format
- EPUBDigital publication standard
- HTMLWeb page code
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
hypertext · plaintext · markup · encoding · filetype · metadata · DRM · encryption
New and unusual
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
periodical · journal · article · document · chapter · monograph · pamphlet · dissertation
Electronic reading tablet
- NookBookseller's e-reader brand
- KoboE-reader manufacturer from Canada
- AdobeMajor graphics software maker
- tabletFlat portable computing device
smartphone · e-reader · app · cloud · sync · Gutenberg · archive · repository
Added explanatory comment
- bookmarkLocation saver for pages
- highlightMost notable part
- searchAct of seeking
- navigationDetermining position and course
hyperlink · accessibility · screen-reader · pagination · scrolling · zoom · comprehension · skimming
ebook
Downloadable text file
ASCII · hypertext · plaintext · markup · encoding · filetype · metadata · DRM · encryption · downloadable
novel
New and unusual
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
anthology · periodical · journal · article · document · chapter · monograph · pamphlet · dissertation · reference
Kindle
Electronic reading tablet
- NookBookseller's e-reader brand
- KoboE-reader manufacturer from Canada
- AdobeMajor graphics software maker
tablet · smartphone · e-reader · app · cloud · sync · Gutenberg · archive · repository · browser
annotation
Added explanatory comment
navigation · hyperlink · accessibility · screen-reader · pagination · scrolling · zoom · comprehension · skimming
e-texthardcopy
Printed physical document
paper book · print edition · paperback · hardcover · hard copy
e-textmanuscript
Original text before publication
scroll · illuminated manuscript · incunabulum · clay tablet · parchment