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Originally Posted by HarryT
When you get the dictionary popup, tap "More", and then "Open Dictionary". This opens the dictionary as a book, which then allows you to search it, look up additional words, etc. Tap the "<" symbol to get back to your book.
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I see. Thank you.
This is another instance where I prefer the old ugly way over the new fancy way. Having it pop up in the little window with small thin font as opposed to full screen with my chosen font isn't as user friendly to me, and having to do a couple extra taps to get to full dictionary means I'll rarely bother. With the window, you do retain context of the book, and I guess tapping any where outside the window to close is slightly more convenient than tapping Back. No doubt most people prefer the new way if for no reason other than it looks more modern and GUI-ish.
They could've added a button or icon to expand to full dictionary, but since they already have a More button they had to put it under there. They could've added an option in Settings, but Amazon seems even more allergic to options than Apple. In any event , trend in UX is to always favor simple and pretty above all.