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Katsunami · 07-03-2017, 08:47 PM

In real life, I use 'book' and 'e-book.'

Online/MR, where an e-book is often also seen as a book, I use 'pbook' and 'e-book.'

Don't ask me why I don't put a dash between the p and b in pbook. I just took the terms from the internet 10 years ago, and back then, they were spelled as such.

07-03-2017, 08:47 PM	#12
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	In real life, I use 'book' and 'e-book.' Online/MR, where an e-book is often also seen as a book, I use 'pbook' and 'e-book.' Don't ask me why I don't put a dash between the p and b in pbook. I just took the terms from the internet 10 years ago, and back then, they were spelled as such.