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Originally Posted by howyoudoin
I don't quite understand. Can you lookup a word in an ePub book on any particular reader by simply moving the cursor to it?
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I just double tap the word and the dictionary and definition pop right up. That's on a Sony reader, with ePub. If I need a different dictionary, say, for French or Spanish, I select one.
I think the main difference is that with ePub you may be stuck with what dictionaries come with your reader, whereas with Mobi you can select what dictionaries you want.
I only use the dictionary feature occasionally, so it's not a big issue for me. Overall, I prefer ePub. I can edit with Sigil when I want or need to. I like that I can use ePub on many different readers, it's widely supported. So I can bounce from a Nook to a Sony with no issues. Or I could put a book on any other epub supporting device and they are many. Likewise, if I leave off reading a book on Nook and want to continue reading on my Sony, the page number I left off on on Nook will be the page I can pick up reading again on Sony.
I also have to say that I appreciate a bit of typography and style in paper books and I also enjoy that in eBooks. So that's another reason I prefer ePub, as more is possible with it.
The downside, as folks have mentioned, is that more complexity can lead to more formatting issues.
Anyway, as I scan books for my own use, I really like just going straight ePub, I can edit it with Sigil and avoid unnecessary conversion steps.