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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's not that straightforward. Sony would need to define a dictionary format (you need to have a special format for dictionaries to allow efficient lookups) and then provide tools to allow the major publishers of dictionaries - Oxford, Collins, Chambers, Websters, etc - to do the probably considerable work of converting their dictionaries to that new format and pursuade those publishers that it's commercial worth their while to do it.
It's not a 5 minute job.
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The thing is Harry, that they might already have started.
If thosed publishers were present at the launch, they probably knew about the new device as Sony was negotiation the deal for more books.
You're right, i'll take some time, but I'll take a guess and say that at least a couple of small dictionaries will be available at Launch or just after it goes on sale to showcase the feature, with more following soon.
And for the comment on Mobi being the format that most dictionaries are in is true but most if not all are also available as MS Reader and a few for eReader as well.