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Originally Posted by cutterjohn42
Touchscreen: you're probably correct on that, but I wasn't thinking of it as a PDA(see above), but as utility for searching or dictionary lookups. The number punching for letters would likely be adequate.
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I'm no expert on the PRS-700 but IIRC it doesn't have integrated dictionary lookup support. I suppose you could use the search function and a dictionary but it's not quite the same as the Cybook or the Kindle where you highlight a word or a line and it searches the dictionary for you. Cybook has the best dictionary support. You can have multiple dictionaries. Kindle limits you to one but it has text search and Cybook doesn't. Dictionary look up, text search and annotation were a few of my most desired features which is how I ended up with the Kindle (despite not being a huge fan of its looks). At the time it was the only reader that supported all three of these things besides the iLiad and the iLiad didn't support search in all file types. They seem like such basic features to me I found it truly shocking they aren't more common.
I know you're not a fan of the Kindle and will likely not buy one. I'm not looking to convince anyone to buy any particular reader but I just wanted to ask about one point you made earlier just so future readers of this thread don't get the wrong impression. You said you couldn't add user content. You can load files on via USB just like any other reader. I have dozens of my own files on my Kindle. Is that the sort of thing you were talking about?
On the lighting point, most of us just use clip on reading lights attached to our cases. I prefer the LED kind for maximum battery life. There are aftermarket cases for the PRS-505 and the Kindle with built in lights.