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spindlegirl · 07-06-2017, 07:03 AM

Among people who are familiar with the acronym, online I say "DTB" (one time someone thought it meant "digital talking book" so I stopped using it for a while, but I did mean "dead tree book" with a smile).

Now that ebooks are more normal, I do find that more people parse it that way ("dead tree"), but I do try to know my audience so I don't have to explain.

Verbally when talking among friends, I usually will say either "printed book" or "physical book".

e.g. "The ebook was unavailable on overdrive, so I borrowed the physical book instead."

07-06-2017, 07:03 AM	#36
spindlegirl Wizard Posts: 1,594 Karma: 21245891 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader	Among people who are familiar with the acronym, online I say "DTB" (one time someone thought it meant "digital talking book" so I stopped using it for a while, but I did mean "dead tree book" with a smile). Now that ebooks are more normal, I do find that more people parse it that way ("dead tree"), but I do try to know my audience so I don't have to explain. Verbally when talking among friends, I usually will say either "printed book" or "physical book". e.g. "The ebook was unavailable on overdrive, so I borrowed the physical book instead." Last edited by spindlegirl; 07-06-2017 at 07:07 AM.