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ashan · 12-07-2012, 05:53 PM

It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I have forgot to consider a factor which is quite important for me as a non native English speaker: the dictionary.
One of the main reasons I want an e-reader is the ability to access the dictionary and strengthen my language skills in a context. I used a Kobo touch and I was a bit disappointed about the dictionary, missing words and pretty concise; Took the decision to buy a Glo and now I remembered about the dictionary, the best thing about Kindle is the OED which is great for learning; so I am thinking again, if it's not too late, although I already have most of the amount for the Kobo in WhSmith vouchers, if I should give Kindle my final vote.

I am lost here so I could use a bit of input from your opinion, experience.
Red somewhere that you can add additional dictionaries to Kobo, will that make it acceptable?
Or on the other hand the kobo's dictionary MWD with its 80k words will be enough for someone with an intermediate level of English and make me more proactive in learning the hard way for that matter?
On my android decice I use Dictionary.com app which is quite good wiht over 2 millions definitions synonyms and antonyms, maybe I could use that in case kobo fails...
I don't understand really why Kindle has the Oxford and Kobo has Merriem.
I know KPW could give me more reasons not to buy it, unless amazon team fixed the screen issues, so for me Kindle has only the dictionary going for it.

You can't have them all in life they say, but they all want our money, not just a fraction, isn't it?

I would pay to have Oxford patched to the firmware even if I'd ended up spending more on Kobo than Kindle.

Should I stick with my decision and not worry too much?
p.s. I want to be able to just read, not stumble upon words, but for that I should enrich my dictionary so it will take a while, of course on contemporary books I find an unknown word each 3 pages or even more on average, but the classics would be a bit more hit and miss, and also living and will be living in UK I hope I could cope with it.

12-07-2012, 05:53 PM	#1
ashan Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 496182 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Edinburgh Device: could be Kobo Glo or KPW	Having second thoughts about buying Kobo Glo It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I have forgot to consider a factor which is quite important for me as a non native English speaker: the dictionary. One of the main reasons I want an e-reader is the ability to access the dictionary and strengthen my language skills in a context. I used a Kobo touch and I was a bit disappointed about the dictionary, missing words and pretty concise; Took the decision to buy a Glo and now I remembered about the dictionary, the best thing about Kindle is the OED which is great for learning; so I am thinking again, if it's not too late, although I already have most of the amount for the Kobo in WhSmith vouchers, if I should give Kindle my final vote. I am lost here so I could use a bit of input from your opinion, experience. Red somewhere that you can add additional dictionaries to Kobo, will that make it acceptable? Or on the other hand the kobo's dictionary MWD with its 80k words will be enough for someone with an intermediate level of English and make me more proactive in learning the hard way for that matter? On my android decice I use Dictionary.com app which is quite good wiht over 2 millions definitions synonyms and antonyms, maybe I could use that in case kobo fails... I don't understand really why Kindle has the Oxford and Kobo has Merriem. I know KPW could give me more reasons not to buy it, unless amazon team fixed the screen issues, so for me Kindle has only the dictionary going for it. You can't have them all in life they say, but they all want our money, not just a fraction, isn't it? I would pay to have Oxford patched to the firmware even if I'd ended up spending more on Kobo than Kindle. Should I stick with my decision and not worry too much? p.s. I want to be able to just read, not stumble upon words, but for that I should enrich my dictionary so it will take a while, of course on contemporary books I find an unknown word each 3 pages or even more on average, but the classics would be a bit more hit and miss, and also living and will be living in UK I hope I could cope with it.