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osnova · 06-02-2011, 12:46 PM

So far, software Kindles (including the one for Android) do not support the mobi dictionary format. You need a hardware Kindle for that. I've been nagging Amazon from time to time to fix this in their software Kindles. Some people believe that Amazon intentionally makes its software Kindles less attractive than the "real" Kindles.

Android Kindle was recently updated to allow the pop-up feature of an included dictionary but that's it. You can't even have a dictionary look-up in the included dictionary and you can't use your own as a default dictionary.

I am as frustrated as you are because I love dictionaries and I've been making some of my own mobi dictionaries.

06-02-2011, 12:46 PM	#2
osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	So far, software Kindles (including the one for Android) do not support the mobi dictionary format. You need a hardware Kindle for that. I've been nagging Amazon from time to time to fix this in their software Kindles. Some people believe that Amazon intentionally makes its software Kindles less attractive than the "real" Kindles. Android Kindle was recently updated to allow the pop-up feature of an included dictionary but that's it. You can't even have a dictionary look-up in the included dictionary and you can't use your own as a default dictionary. I am as frustrated as you are because I love dictionaries and I've been making some of my own mobi dictionaries. Last edited by osnova; 06-02-2011 at 12:50 PM.