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Old 12-14-2013, 07:14 PM   #2076
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
Sigh... A reader shouldn't download anything except when instructed to do so. What if you don't want ALL your ebooks on your device?
Well....if they did actually download to the device, I don't see them. I'll have to look more later. But the dictionary never downloaded...the thing froze up...so I did a paperclip reset and turned the wifi off. So, no dictionary, b/c I am not going through that again.

ETA - found 25 or so at the very end of the book list. Deleted them all. While doing so, I noticed that tapping "details" on one of those books, showed a list of recommended content under the book cover and title area! OMG! On my side loaded books, that space shows the book's description (whatever is in the "comments" section in Calibre). THIS is why I never connect the Kobo to wifi.

another ETA - was able to side load a dictionary, so now my Kobo Glo has dictionary support!

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If you say that because you're afraid that something's gonna break, then that summarizes why I never tried a Kobo.
Not break, no, but they took away a feature I like so I want to keep the firmware I like.

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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
When browsing the forums, it seems to be that the Kindle dictionaries are vastly superior to anything else on the market.

Basically, I want a reader with the Kindle's stability, the customizations of a Kobo, and without ANY online functions if it can be helped. I don't even need or want Wifi. I wonder if such a thing (still) exists.
Let me know when you learn of one. I'd get one!

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