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wallcraft · 03-19-2009, 05:47 PM

The Kindle 2 is a "3rd generation" device, and its dictionary lookup (by all accounts) would meet your needs if it was available in Europe. It only allows one "primary" dictionary, but that is partly why its instant lookup option can work.

I would expect the MOBI dictionary lookup support on the next generation of devices from Hanlin and Bookeen (say) to be similar to that on the Kindle. One difference is that so far only the iRex DR1000 (another 3rd generation device) allows MOBI dictionary lookup from inside non-MOBI ebooks. The Kindle does not have this problem, because it does not provide native PDF (say) support in the first place. This will become an issue for other vendors as they add Adobe PDF/ePub support. It is possible to use MOBI dictionaries for all ebook formats (as iRex has demonstrated), but it may be more work than a small vendor can handle.

03-19-2009, 05:47 PM	#13
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The Kindle 2 is a "3rd generation" device, and its dictionary lookup (by all accounts) would meet your needs if it was available in Europe. It only allows one "primary" dictionary, but that is partly why its instant lookup option can work. I would expect the MOBI dictionary lookup support on the next generation of devices from Hanlin and Bookeen (say) to be similar to that on the Kindle. One difference is that so far only the iRex DR1000 (another 3rd generation device) allows MOBI dictionary lookup from inside non-MOBI ebooks. The Kindle does not have this problem, because it does not provide native PDF (say) support in the first place. This will become an issue for other vendors as they add Adobe PDF/ePub support. It is possible to use MOBI dictionaries for all ebook formats (as iRex has demonstrated), but it may be more work than a small vendor can handle.