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alterego · 10-22-2009, 11:25 AM

Hi =),

I have been thinking for several months to buy an eBook device.

My first priority while looking for them was that i could use this dictionary while reading books: http://www.mobipocket.com/EN/eBooks/...p?BookID=24744. I bought the book and i have been using in my computer and palm with no problems.

In my research i found out DRM Mobipocket books can't be used in a lot of devices. I first wanted an iLiad but couldn't find one for sale and ship to México. Then i started to look at the cyBook but it didn't convinced me.

I started to look at other options and liked the Kindle a lot, because now its easy to ship internationally and we have many features available in my country.

After some research I managed to 'create' a version of the dictionary in question without encryption. Now i have a .mobi file and if i understand correctly i can use it in the Kindle.

I also read in this forum there are some restrictions with the default dictionary in Kindle. Does anyone knows if there is a way i could use the dictionary i mentioned as default in Kindle? I don't mind if i have to put some (or a lot of) work in converting the dictionary or stuff like that, but i don't want to buy the device if it will be impossible for me, despite the amount of work and research, to use the search function in my dictionary while reading books.

Thank you in advance for you time.
Have a nice day =D.
Abi

10-22-2009, 11:25 AM	#1
alterego Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle	International Kindle & Alternate Dictionary Hi =), I have been thinking for several months to buy an eBook device. My first priority while looking for them was that i could use this dictionary while reading books: http://www.mobipocket.com/EN/eBooks/...p?BookID=24744. I bought the book and i have been using in my computer and palm with no problems. In my research i found out DRM Mobipocket books can't be used in a lot of devices. I first wanted an iLiad but couldn't find one for sale and ship to México. Then i started to look at the cyBook but it didn't convinced me. I started to look at other options and liked the Kindle a lot, because now its easy to ship internationally and we have many features available in my country. After some research I managed to 'create' a version of the dictionary in question without encryption. Now i have a .mobi file and if i understand correctly i can use it in the Kindle. I also read in this forum there are some restrictions with the default dictionary in Kindle. Does anyone knows if there is a way i could use the dictionary i mentioned as default in Kindle? I don't mind if i have to put some (or a lot of) work in converting the dictionary or stuff like that, but i don't want to buy the device if it will be impossible for me, despite the amount of work and research, to use the search function in my dictionary while reading books. Thank you in advance for you time. Have a nice day =D. Abi Last edited by alterego; 10-22-2009 at 11:28 AM.