How does dictionary work in PB360?

hardgainer · 08-22-2010, 09:42 AM

Hi. Have a question about dictionary in PB360. Is it any good? How can you use it? To look up word do i have to open up the file with it or do i simply need to highlight the word? Thanks in advance for helping me out.

kacir · 08-22-2010, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by hardgainer

Hi. Have a question about dictionary in PB360. Is it any good? How can you use it? To look up word do i have to open up the file with it or do i simply need to highlight the word? Thanks in advance for helping me out.

You can load various dictionaries on the device. Most of available dictionaries are to/from Russian or Ukrainian.
There are some other dictionaries that users converted contributed. Most widely used En/En dictionary is out-of-copyright dictionary from 1913.
I have more than 10 interesting dictionaries on my device at the moment, but I hardly ever use them

You can either start a dictionary application from main menu, or you activate dictionary from inside the book and highlight the word.

With PocketBook 302 you can use stylus to select the word very quickly.

mtravellerh · 08-22-2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by hardgainer

Hi. Have a question about dictionary in PB360. Is it any good? How can you use it? To look up word do i have to open up the file with it or do i simply need to highlight the word? Thanks in advance for helping me out.

You go in dictionary mode by pushing a button or call up via menu, then highlight the word, get the meaning, then go on reading or look for another word.

HarryT · 08-22-2010, 10:47 AM

The dictionary lookup mechanism works pretty well. The main problem is the lack of good dictionaries for it. For English, as already mentioned, you're really constrained to those in the public domain. One cannot (to the best of my knowledge) buy any of the best-known commercial English dictionaries (eg Chambers, Collins, Oxford, Webster's) in a suitable format for the PB. This is a considerable disadvantage if dictionary lookup is important to you, and you'd perhaps be better off buying a reader which has a good dictionary built-in, such as the Kindle, Sony, or iPad.

mtravellerh · 08-22-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The dictionary lookup mechanism works pretty well. The main problem is the lack of good dictionaries for it. For English, as already mentioned, you're really constrained to those in the public domain. One cannot (to the best of my knowledge) buy any of the best-known commercial English dictionaries (eg Chambers, Collins, Oxford, Webster's) in a suitable format for the PB. This is a considerable disadvantage if dictionary lookup is important to you, and you'd perhaps be better off buying a reader which has a good dictionary built-in, such as the Kindle, Sony, or iPad.

We'll sell Lingvo dictionaries in the appropriate format pretty soon. They will, alas, be quite expensive.

hardgainer · 08-22-2010, 11:43 AM

Tnx for replies guys. I am considering the purchase of the ereader and honestly i can't think of anything better than pb360. But as i am not native english speaker i need a good dictionary. Good and easy accessible.

Juliette · 08-22-2010, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by hardgainer

Tnx for replies guys. I am considering the purchase of the ereader and honestly i can't think of anything better than pb360. But as i am not native english speaker i need a good dictionary. Good and easy accessible.

Well, some of the free ones aren't that old. This repository has a Collegiate Merriam-Webster from 2003, and other nifty ones. You can see how to convert the format here. It worked for me quite fine

good luck!

jackie_w · 08-22-2010, 02:17 PM

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The dictionary lookup mechanism works pretty well. The main problem is the lack of good dictionaries for it. For English, as already mentioned, you're really constrained to those in the public domain. One cannot (to the best of my knowledge) buy any of the best-known commercial English dictionaries (eg Chambers, Collins, Oxford, Webster's) in a suitable format for the PB. This is a considerable disadvantage if dictionary lookup is important to you, and you'd perhaps be better off buying a reader which has a good dictionary built-in, such as the Kindle, Sony, or iPad.

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hardgainer Invisible Man Posts: 33 Karma: 3454 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook360,Kindle K4	Tnx for replies guys. I am considering the purchase of the ereader and honestly i can't think of anything better than pb360. But as i am not native english speaker i need a good dictionary. Good and easy accessible.

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