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Old 10-04-2008, 02:44 PM   #1
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The drive for dictionary support
I hereby start the drive for adding dictionary support to the new Sony Reader (PRS-700).

We know that Sony monitors our activity on the forum. Let's show them that there's a lot of requests for adding dictionary support on the Sony. Anyone who wants to see it added to the PRS-700 (or even the PRS-505 ) please reply to this thread.
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Old 10-04-2008, 04:25 PM   #2
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I would like to see it and if there was dictionary support I would buy it in a heartbeat.
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Old 10-04-2008, 04:28 PM   #3
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Dictionary support would be the one thing that would make me seriously consider upgrading to the 700.

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Old 10-04-2008, 05:09 PM   #4
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I think it is very important and would consider it to be essential in the education market. It is especially helpful when reading classics that use words that are not in normal conversation any longer.

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Old 10-04-2008, 05:12 PM   #5
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I would definitively consider the PRS-700 if it has dictionary support. I've been considering switching from the PRS-500 to the kindle because of the dictionary support!
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Dictionary support would be the one thing that would make me seriously consider upgrading to the 700.

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Old 10-04-2008, 05:35 PM   #7
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I hereby start the drive for adding dictionary support to the new Sony Reader (PRS-700).

We know that Sony monitors our activity on the forum. Let's show them that there's a lot of requests for adding dictionary support on the Sony. Anyone who wants to see it added to the PPRS-700 (or even the PRS-505 ) please reply to this thread.
Why not have support for all the Sony readers and not just the 700?
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Old 10-04-2008, 05:39 PM   #8
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Why not have support for all the Sony readers and not just the 700?
The PRS-700 has a touch-screen which enable you to pick single words by touch alone. That makes it very easy to add dict. support.

Of course I'd love it if they'll add dict. support to all models...
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Old 10-04-2008, 05:50 PM   #9
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With most other ebook devices having dictionary supporting, it'd be a great drawback for Sony not having this essential feature on its new products.
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Old 10-04-2008, 06:00 PM   #10
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What kind of dictionary you talking about ? English2english ?
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Old 10-04-2008, 06:03 PM   #11
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That's what I'm interested in, similar to what's available for the Cybook. I suppose once they build in the infrastructure they could add support for other languages as well.
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Old 10-04-2008, 06:19 PM   #12
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I think multiple dictionary support would make it more competitive. Kindle only supports one at a time so that would make a good differentiating feature for them especially for the educational market. A student is much more likely than the general novel reading public to want a general dictionary, foreign languages, and special subject references all at the same time.
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Old 10-04-2008, 06:51 PM   #14
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I'm supporting your drive. Dictionary lookup is one of my two feature musts for a "perfect" ebook reader. The other one is annotation and highlighting capability. The PRS-700 already has the latter, so Sony, step up and add the dictionary support, and you'll have one hell of a product. I'm guessing it shouldn't be that hard to add it.

As for wi-fi, nah, I can live without it.
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Old 10-04-2008, 09:24 PM   #15
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Lack of dictionary support is the only thing that is keeping me away from Sony, add it, (it must be inside the book look up) and you have a customer...
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