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Originally Posted by HarryT
Really? How many different dictionaries are available for the Kindle? There are hundreds of different ones available for the Gen3.
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There is a single New American Oxford Dictionary 2nd edition onboard the Kindle.
However, when I search "@web dictionary" I find many dictionaries where I can look up words: dictionary.com, merriam-webster, American Heritage, etc.
Again, users can even enter @wiki <term> to search Wikipedia for the term.
Wireless is integral to the Kindle experience; users outside the coverage area won't likely find greater benefit than other readers like gen3. Obviously, if the original poster is outside the coverage area, ie outside US, then the Kindle should probably not be considered if at all.
That said, I'll take the power of goggle and the potential of the web over static dictionaries. Plus the files don't have to be stored on the device, taking up memory. All this is from a dedicated 'Search' button on the Kindle keyboard.
Offline, since search can work across plain text documents, you can make up your own dictionary.
Also translate.google.com works well on the kindle.
