Thread: Question about using mobipocket dictionary on Kindle
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Old 09-05-2008, 07:19 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by wallcraft View Post
Perhaps, but I suspect that one reason that more dictionaries are not available on the Kindle is that some of them use features of the MOBI format that are not implemented on the Kindle. This isn't usually an issue for search, but may be an issue for browsing the dictionary. Also, you can only have one "primary" dictionary on the Kindle and publishers may be waiting for the Kindle's software to be updated for multi-dictionary support before releasing dictionaries for the Kindle.
If I remember from one of the other threads, you can replace the built in dictionary with another mobipocket dictionary without any problems for look up at least, so I figure that that works at least.

And Yes While it does currently only support one dictionary right now, someone may prefer to use one of the more comprehensive dictionaries until Amazon gets off their duff and enables multi dictionary support.
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