New&curious

pims@xs4all.nl · 03-30-2008, 08:29 AM

Hi, I am new&curious&very interested in E-book readers. I am following developements and progress but still waiting for the E-book that isn't there, I think.
What I really am waiting for will be an E-book that also has a wireless internet connection. My way of reading a book includes looking up words, connotations, backgrounds, etc etc. An E-book reader that has the possibility to touch a word that links to google or dictionaries or wikipedia and for instance opens a small window, that would be my ultimate reader.
Or am I missing something and does that already exists? Pim.

HarryT · 03-30-2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pims@xs4all.nl

Hi, I am new&curious&very interested in E-book readers. I am following developements and progress but still waiting for the E-book that isn't there, I think.
What I really am waiting for will be an E-book that also has a wireless internet connection. My way of reading a book includes looking up words, connotations, backgrounds, etc etc. An E-book reader that has the possibility to touch a word that links to google or dictionaries or wikipedia and for instance opens a small window, that would be my ultimate reader.
Or am I missing something and does that already exists? Pim.

Most readers support dictionary lookup. Not wirelessly (what if there was no wireless internet connection in range?) but locally installed.

MickeyC · 03-30-2008, 10:17 AM

Hi pims@xs4all.nl and welcome to the Forum. Kindle is wireless but only to connect to Amazon.

wallcraft · 03-30-2008, 01:20 PM

The Cybook and the iLiad support local dictionaries in MobiPocket format. The PRS-505 does not have dictionary lookup support.

The Kindle comes with the New Oxford American Dictionary (250,000 entries and definitions), which can be used to get definitions while reading a book. In addition, there is a search capability that will find all documents that contain a given word, its dictionary definitions, and the capability to lookup wikipedia and do a Google search on the word using its Sprint network connection. Wikipedia and Google are built in search options, but there is also a basic web browser for more custom operations.

pims@xs4all.nl · 03-30-2008, 05:10 PM

Sure, but I would already an advantage if I could use it home anywhere, using my own wifi connection.

pims@xs4all.nl · 03-30-2008, 05:12 PM

Thanks. A library is paradise.

pims@xs4all.nl · 03-30-2008, 05:16 PM

Thanks for your elaborate reply. Cassydim already mentioned that Kindle is only connected with Amazon. Moreover it is not available now. And worst of all, I live in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I have to be patient. I would be surprised if my wish wouldn't become reality one of those days.

03-30-2008, 08:29 AM	#1
pims@xs4all.nl Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: palm zire 31	New&curious Hi, I am new&curious&very interested in E-book readers. I am following developements and progress but still waiting for the E-book that isn't there, I think. What I really am waiting for will be an E-book that also has a wireless internet connection. My way of reading a book includes looking up words, connotations, backgrounds, etc etc. An E-book reader that has the possibility to touch a word that links to google or dictionaries or wikipedia and for instance opens a small window, that would be my ultimate reader. Or am I missing something and does that already exists? Pim.

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03-30-2008, 10:17 AM	#3
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi pims@xs4all.nl and welcome to the Forum. Kindle is wireless but only to connect to Amazon.

03-30-2008, 01:20 PM	#4
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The Cybook and the iLiad support local dictionaries in MobiPocket format. The PRS-505 does not have dictionary lookup support. The Kindle comes with the New Oxford American Dictionary (250,000 entries and definitions), which can be used to get definitions while reading a book. In addition, there is a search capability that will find all documents that contain a given word, its dictionary definitions, and the capability to lookup wikipedia and do a Google search on the word using its Sprint network connection. Wikipedia and Google are built in search options, but there is also a basic web browser for more custom operations.

03-30-2008, 05:10 PM	#5
pims@xs4all.nl Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: palm zire 31	Sure, but I would already an advantage if I could use it home anywhere, using my own wifi connection.

03-30-2008, 05:12 PM	#6
pims@xs4all.nl Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: palm zire 31	Thanks. A library is paradise.

03-30-2008, 05:16 PM	#7
pims@xs4all.nl Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: palm zire 31	Thanks for your elaborate reply. Cassydim already mentioned that Kindle is only connected with Amazon. Moreover it is not available now. And worst of all, I live in Amsterdam, Netherlands. I have to be patient. I would be surprised if my wish wouldn't become reality one of those days.

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