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View Poll Results: Do you want/need dictionary support in your reader? | |||
Yes. |
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303 | 78.50% |
No. |
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79 | 20.47% |
Other (please explain) |
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4 | 1.04% |
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Feedbooks.com Co-Founder
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Stanza supports dictionnary lookup in ePub books. Wrong name for this thread, "Adobe Digital Editions & dictionnary support" is what you're talking about.
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Grand Sorcerer
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I agree with ErwinOtten. English isn't my native language and there are some words that will just won't become really clear in context (it took me a while to figure out what "dapper" meant, especially as it means "brave" in Dutch, for example).
Also, one of my English teacher once told me that to look something up is the best way to learn a word. So, I still do. |
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If you'd asked me before I got my Kindle, I would have said the dicitonary lookup wasn't a big feature for me either. But since having it I've used the dictionary probably more than the wireless on my Kindle. It's just so darned convenient to look up an unfamiliar word instantly rather than trying to puzzle it out from the context (and perhaps getting it wrong).
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So does FBReader, or so I've been told. Does Stanza support epub format dictionaries or simply dictionary lookup? I want support for dictionaries in epub format.
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Dictionary support would definitely be a plus, but it's not a deal breaker. Screen clarity, format support and battery life are all higher on the list.
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Grand Sorcerer
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Would I use it if I had it, probably yes, but I would guess I would use it infrequently (maybe once or twice a book). It isn't a deal breaker for me.
Maybe I woulkd appreciate it more if my reader had it, but without a touch screen, I'm not sure I would like the interface. |
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Guru
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I would like dictionary lookup. When I saw the 700 I assumed that it would have it, I'm still dumbfounded that it doesn't have it. I hope future generations of readers have it for epub. It was the thing I liked most about my son's EBW1150...
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To paraphrase radio show callers: 'Long time reader, first time submitter.'
I would not even consider an e-Reader without an integrated dictionary. I think it is required functionality, not an option. Currently I am reading Moby Dick through DailyLit (www.dailylit.com - Usual Disclaimer) in my laptop while using Outlook. It is incredibly enjoyable being able to lookup a work without changing applications or pages. |
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And I'm anxiously waiting for foreign language dictionaries so I can read some French and German classics on my reader.
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Count me in
I really want a dictionary and was hoping that my Sony PRS 700 would get a software upgrade to provide one, but so far, nothing. I am a voracious reader who has a fairly good vocabrulary, much better than I'll ever need for every day conversation or business, but I still find words I don't know in fiction books that I would like to look up on the spot. My next reader has to have a dictionary.
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I can't remember the last time I looked something up in a dictionary. I suppose I might use the facility if it was there but it's highly unlikely. However, everyone's different and the advantage of ebooks is that they do more than pbooks. I can see why people would think having a built in dictionary is logical even though it wasn't a factor for me when I was choosing a reader.
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