Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book Readers > Amazon Kindle

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 12-09-2010, 02:11 PM   #1
erictoma
Banned
erictoma doesn't littererictoma doesn't litter
 
Posts: 223
Karma: 126
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Montreal Quebec Canada
Device: None
Post How many click you need to look up a word in kindle 3 Wifi?

Let say you reading your novel and have stumbled on a new word.
How many click, scroll it takes you to be able to see the definition of the word in the built in English dictionary in kindle 3 Wifi ?
Is it as quick as Kobo Ereader's ?
Thanks a lot

Last edited by erictoma; 12-09-2010 at 02:47 PM. Reason: Some Kindle groupies are too senstive to Sony name lol
erictoma is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 02:22 PM   #2
vermontcathy
Zealot
vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'
 
Posts: 104
Karma: 10000
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: vermont
Device: Kindle 11, PW5, Oasis
This is one of the things that I think is great about the Kindle, compared to the Nook. It is very easy on the kindle. All you do is press up or down on the 5-way directional to make the cursor appear on the screen (press up to make the cursor appear on the bottom if the word is closer to the bottom, press down to make the cursor appear at the top of the page if the word is closer to the top). Then use the direction pad to place the cursor in front of the word and the definition pops up automatically. It only shows a few lines of the definition. If you want more, press enter to see the full dictionary entry, then the back button to return.

So, if you count holding down the down button to make it jump multiple lines as "one click", then you need just one click if it's the first word on a line, or two clicks (down, then right) to get to any other word. Plus one click (the back button) to make it go away.
vermontcathy is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 12-09-2010, 02:24 PM   #3
DiapDealer
Grand Sorcerer
DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
DiapDealer's Avatar
 
Posts: 28,417
Karma: 203720150
Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD
Quote:
Let say you reading your novel and have stumbled on a new word.
How many click, scroll it takes you to be able to see the definition of the word in the built in English dictionary in kindle 3 Wifi ?
Is it as quick as Sony Ereader's ?
All depends on where the word is on the page... as I'm sure is the case with Sony, too.
DiapDealer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 02:25 PM   #4
daffy4u
I'm Super Kindle-icious
daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.daffy4u ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
daffy4u's Avatar
 
Posts: 6,734
Karma: 2434103
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia
Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis
The Sony Touch Readers will get to a word faster than the Kindle (if the the word is at the top left or bottom left, it might be a tie). Is speed important?
daffy4u is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 02:27 PM   #5
wvcherrybomb
Sharp Shootin' Grandma
wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
wvcherrybomb's Avatar
 
Posts: 847
Karma: 1123940
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunny Florida
Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)
Quote:
Originally Posted by erictoma View Post
Let say you reading your novel and have stumbled on a new word.
How many click, scroll it takes you to be able to see the definition of the word in the built in English dictionary in kindle 3 Wifi ?
Is it as quick as Sony Ereader's ?
Thanks a lot
Seriously, why do you care? You've made it very clear that you want nothing to do with a Kindle.
wvcherrybomb is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 12-09-2010, 02:33 PM   #6
DiapDealer
Grand Sorcerer
DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
DiapDealer's Avatar
 
Posts: 28,417
Karma: 203720150
Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD
I concede the word-lookup race to the Sony Touch.
I'll keep that in mind for the next word-lookup race I'm in.
DiapDealer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 02:51 PM   #7
vermontcathy
Zealot
vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'vermontcathy knows the difference between 'who' and 'whom'
 
Posts: 104
Karma: 10000
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: vermont
Device: Kindle 11, PW5, Oasis
I know nothing about the Sony, but Kindle is much, much faster than the Nook. So many steps on the Nook...
vermontcathy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 02:59 PM   #8
abookreader
Wizard
abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.abookreader ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
abookreader's Avatar
 
Posts: 1,516
Karma: 2567610
Join Date: Oct 2009
Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD
I'm beginning to think that by the time you actually get around to buying a digital reader - all the models will be 3 to 4 generations up from right now or perhaps even no longer available to buy.

Making our answer obsolete, before we even give them.
abookreader is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 03:07 PM   #9
wvcherrybomb
Sharp Shootin' Grandma
wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.wvcherrybomb ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
wvcherrybomb's Avatar
 
Posts: 847
Karma: 1123940
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sunny Florida
Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)
Quote:
Originally Posted by abookreader View Post
I'm beginning to think that by the time you actually get around to buying a digital reader - all the models will be 3 to 4 generations up from right now or perhaps even no longer available to buy.

Making our answer obsolete, before we even give them.
I don't think he has any plans of buying an eReader. This thread - like all his others - is a cover for an onslaught on derogatory comments. He has now moved from insulting eReaders to insulting ALL fiction authors on another thread.

Quote:
Originally Posted by erictoma View Post
Personally I would not pay 25 cents for any fiction book, i don't believe in fiction at all.
It is really unfair to pay more 0.25 $ for a fiction novel that was written in the most easiest way .

Last edited by wvcherrybomb; 12-09-2010 at 03:10 PM. Reason: added obnoxious quote from erictoma
wvcherrybomb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 03:15 PM   #10
DiapDealer
Grand Sorcerer
DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
DiapDealer's Avatar
 
Posts: 28,417
Karma: 203720150
Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD
Quote:
i don't believe in fiction at all
Well that's just silly. Of course fiction exists.
DiapDealer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 03:28 PM   #11
Madam Broshkina
Manic Do Fuse
Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Madam Broshkina ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Madam Broshkina's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,312
Karma: 3325462
Join Date: Oct 2006
Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad
Quote:
Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
Well that's just silly. Of course fiction exists.

I am reminded of the famous letter to the editor.

"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"erictoma say there is no fiction.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there fiction?"




Yes, VIRGINIA, there is fiction. Fiction exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no fiction. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Last edited by Madam Broshkina; 12-09-2010 at 05:25 PM. Reason: elves
Madam Broshkina is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2010, 03:36 PM   #12
DiapDealer
Grand Sorcerer
DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.DiapDealer ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
DiapDealer's Avatar
 
Posts: 28,417
Karma: 203720150
Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD
I think I'm in love with you Madam.
DiapDealer is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
How many click you need to look up a word in kobo Wifi? erictoma Kobo Reader 9 12-10-2010 03:08 AM
Anti- 1-click buy settings. 1-click is security risk? Need support from community med007 Amazon Kindle 14 07-30-2009 12:37 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:26 AM.


MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.