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bripam · 09-05-2008, 09:20 PM

Well, you can definitely select a new default dictionary for the kindle.
The file I have is ".prc" and it can be selected as the default dictionary ... I read somewhere that the file needs to be on the internal device memory to work correctly.
see the following post for more info.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12000

But what I really want is a French-English dictionary. Why is this sooooo hard?

--- later ---
OK ...
I downloaded the "free sample" (it has only the "A" from the dictionary) from
http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/...p?BookID=68810
I CAN PICK IT FOR THE DICTIONARY!

I think I will buy the entire book ... it seems to work!

-- still later --
Well ...
That didn't work .... seems the "mobipocket" software does not support the kindle for the DRM'd content.

Seems wrong that I can only see the content that I don't pay for, and after paying I can't use it.

I even tried getting the kindle "PID" and using that while re-downloading the books, etc, etc ... again ...

why is this soooooooo hard?

09-05-2008, 09:20 PM	#10
bripam Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle	Well, you can definitely select a new default dictionary for the kindle. The file I have is ".prc" and it can be selected as the default dictionary ... I read somewhere that the file needs to be on the internal device memory to work correctly. see the following post for more info. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12000 But what I really want is a French-English dictionary. Why is this sooooo hard? --- later --- OK ... I downloaded the "free sample" (it has only the "A" from the dictionary) from http://www.mobipocket.com/en/eBooks/...p?BookID=68810 I CAN PICK IT FOR THE DICTIONARY! I think I will buy the entire book ... it seems to work! -- still later -- Well ... That didn't work .... seems the "mobipocket" software does not support the kindle for the DRM'd content. Seems wrong that I can only see the content that I don't pay for, and after paying I can't use it. I even tried getting the kindle "PID" and using that while re-downloading the books, etc, etc ... again ... why is this soooooooo hard? Last edited by bripam; 09-05-2008 at 11:53 PM.