Text Search is Important

randomyzed · 06-22-2009, 01:27 PM

Hey thar
I'm in the market for a reader, and the ability to search text within an ebook is of great importance to me. It would be a BONUS if it could search ACROSS my library, as well.
I am totally comfortable with hacking / installing new firmware / all that stuff, so I dont necessarily need this functionality direct from the manufacturer (i'm looking at you, OpenInkpot).
What should I get / do?
Thanks for the help!
Alex Davis

wallcraft · 06-22-2009, 01:38 PM

The only reader that can search across all its ebooks is the Kindle. The Kindle 1 and 2 don't support PDF directly (they get converted to MOBI off-line), but that has the advantage that the converted PDFs are included in the search. The larger Kindle DX supports PDFs natively, but their text is not included in the device-wide search.

So far as I know, most devices support search within the current ebook. OpenInkPot (FBReader) certainly does, but not for PDFs.

jgray · 06-22-2009, 08:00 PM

The jetBook does search within an ebook. I don't think it will search all ebooks at once.

06-22-2009, 01:27 PM	#1
randomyzed Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: none	Text Search is Important Hey thar I'm in the market for a reader, and the ability to search text within an ebook is of great importance to me. It would be a BONUS if it could search ACROSS my library, as well. I am totally comfortable with hacking / installing new firmware / all that stuff, so I dont necessarily need this functionality direct from the manufacturer (i'm looking at you, OpenInkpot). What should I get / do? Thanks for the help! Alex Davis Last edited by randomyzed; 06-22-2009 at 01:40 PM.

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06-22-2009, 01:38 PM	#2
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The only reader that can search across all its ebooks is the Kindle. The Kindle 1 and 2 don't support PDF directly (they get converted to MOBI off-line), but that has the advantage that the converted PDFs are included in the search. The larger Kindle DX supports PDFs natively, but their text is not included in the device-wide search. So far as I know, most devices support search within the current ebook. OpenInkPot (FBReader) certainly does, but not for PDFs.

06-22-2009, 08:00 PM	#3
jgray Fanatic Posts: 554 Karma: 2928497 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Clara 2E & Sage	The jetBook does search within an ebook. I don't think it will search all ebooks at once.

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