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Originally Posted by clsdclsd
Strictly quantitatively, the Kobo's English dict has about 80000 entries, the (print-version) Oxford English has 600000, so that's obviously more comprehensive (is that really the one on the Kindles, or the Kindle edition is different?)
The replacement of the dictionaries is not supported, but possible. Preparing the dictionary format which the Kobo can handle requires to be able to write some text parsing scripts.
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Thanks the numbers, all is becoming clear. Kindle has Oxford Dictionary of English, 2nd Edition which has
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355,000 words, phrases, and definitions
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http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/.../9780198613473 ,
http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Diction...ord+dictionary)...
Also one can buy and install other eng-eng dictionaries on Kindle (to replace the already very good default one)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...tal-text%2C354
I guess, Kobo does not sell dictionaries and Amazon ones are incompatible?
Summatively, as much as I liked Kobo Glo, I think I will go with Kindle PW. I much prefer Kobo's software, range of supported formats, customisable tiny page margins, pdf prerender, but dictionary I think is a more important feature for academic literature that I read. Shame
