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ficbot · 10-20-2009, 06:04 PM

I *love* my Sony 505. The new B&N reader looks tempting (if they ever make it available internationally) but I am still content with my 505. Wifi/wireless is not a deal-breaker for me, I can transfer content via USB. The cover flow on the BN Reader looks fun, but again, is not a deal-breaker for me. I do sometimes with the 505 had basic search capabilities and this is something I would consider in a future reader.

For me though, the number one feature my Sony does not have which I have yet to see another good reader which *does* have is true international/multilingual support. It bothers me that a lot of technology assumes language, for example, is an either/or thing. I know if I want to run a French spell-check on my Mac, I have to go into system preferences and change the language spelling (in some programs) and in others, go into an app-specific pref and do the same. It seems to never occur to anybody that someone might work primarily in one language while at the same time wanting to work in another one from time to time.

So for me, the deal-breaker where an ebook reader which as available in Canada could sway me away from my Sony is multilingual dictionary look-up. I know the Kindle and eBookwise both offer dictionary look-up but they only seem to offer English dictionaries. If there was a French dictionary (or better yet, the option of several languages with the option to load one or two or all of them at will) with one-click look-up, that would be a feature which would really entice me. I ever use a dictionary when I read in English, but I do in French and I read less often in French because needing to have one handy slows me down (and I am not always someplace where I can or do have one handy). Think of what a great educational tool it could be for students!

Wifi, I could take or leave. Colour screens, I could take or leave. Search would be nice but is not a deal-breaker right now. They do they offer an ebook reader available outside of the USA with support for multiple language dictionaries, that will be the day I reconsider my trust Sony.

10-20-2009, 06:04 PM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	What it will take for me to give up my Sony I love my Sony 505. The new B&N reader looks tempting (if they ever make it available internationally) but I am still content with my 505. Wifi/wireless is not a deal-breaker for me, I can transfer content via USB. The cover flow on the BN Reader looks fun, but again, is not a deal-breaker for me. I do sometimes with the 505 had basic search capabilities and this is something I would consider in a future reader. For me though, the number one feature my Sony does not have which I have yet to see another good reader which does have is true international/multilingual support. It bothers me that a lot of technology assumes language, for example, is an either/or thing. I know if I want to run a French spell-check on my Mac, I have to go into system preferences and change the language spelling (in some programs) and in others, go into an app-specific pref and do the same. It seems to never occur to anybody that someone might work primarily in one language while at the same time wanting to work in another one from time to time. So for me, the deal-breaker where an ebook reader which as available in Canada could sway me away from my Sony is multilingual dictionary look-up. I know the Kindle and eBookwise both offer dictionary look-up but they only seem to offer English dictionaries. If there was a French dictionary (or better yet, the option of several languages with the option to load one or two or all of them at will) with one-click look-up, that would be a feature which would really entice me. I ever use a dictionary when I read in English, but I do in French and I read less often in French because needing to have one handy slows me down (and I am not always someplace where I can or do have one handy). Think of what a great educational tool it could be for students! Wifi, I could take or leave. Colour screens, I could take or leave. Search would be nice but is not a deal-breaker right now. They do they offer an ebook reader available outside of the USA with support for multiple language dictionaries, that will be the day I reconsider my trust Sony.