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View Poll Results: Do I actually need a dictionary on my reader? | |||
Yes, I need a dictionary on my reader | 143 | 53.96% | |
No, I do not need a dictionary on my reader | 122 | 46.04% | |
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08-07-2009, 12:27 AM | #91 |
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Another way to word such a poll would be, When you read a book for pleasure, do you also carry a dictionary? I'd bet most people don't.
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08-07-2009, 12:47 AM | #92 |
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From my point of view, I don't need a dictionary on my reader, but I would like one. There are times it would come in handy.
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08-07-2009, 01:21 AM | #93 | |
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@Jon If the PRS600 had been out when I was initially looking for a reader, I would have bought it even without the price drop on books. If I were looking to replace my reader now, it would be a strong contender. It has all my high-priority features which the 500 and 505 did not. It's not enough to get me to switch since my current Kindle fills my needs nicely. I also like the convenience of the sample chapters and Whispernet delivery. I wouldn't be surprised if Sony brings out something like that soon. I'm excited about what the next year will bring. If I were a newcomer to readers, it would be a tough choice. |
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08-07-2009, 03:17 AM | #94 | |
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Hard to understand anyone who reads enough to really justify a $400 device dedicated to reading yet feels they have no need of a dictionary. How disappointing. |
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08-07-2009, 03:52 AM | #95 | |
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No, I'm not especially tied to epub as a format, and I wouldn't buy the 600 because of the epub capabilities. However, it looks like it might be easy and nice to use, and if I can get a good dictionary for it - that would make it very interesting for me. |
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08-07-2009, 04:48 AM | #96 | |
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With all due respect - and I mean that sincerely - degrees in the hard sciences don't necessarily build a vocabulary. Personally, with my lousy one degree and another in progress, I rarely need to look up English words while reading. And I read enough to justify plenty of $400 dedicated reading devices. Also, since the poll is nearly a tie, I appear to have plenty of company. Last edited by doreenjoy; 08-07-2009 at 04:51 AM. |
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08-07-2009, 04:58 AM | #97 |
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I voted no... I don't like to interrupt the flow of reading by looking up words unless I really can't work them out from context. In which case, there are a host of dictionaries online, and a couple sitting on my shelves, or the person sitting next to me to ask.
I guess the background question is what sort of reading you do on your e-book? Leisure, technical, reference, English as first language, second etc.? The requirements for people reading the classics is completely different from those reading modern fiction, academic literature and so on. My impression is that people on this site are biased towards 'serious' reading (reference/ academic/ technical). Those who just want to read the current fiction bestsellers probably don't care enough to start discussing the intricacies of their e-reader on a forum. |
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I too voted no, because I cannot say that I *need* a dictionary on my reader. However, what I would really really like is a dictionary and thesaurus combined.
My reservation about putting a dictionary/thesaurus on an ereader stems from my experiences of reading footnotes on my 505 - highlight the relevant footnote number, hit the button, wait, formatting, formatting, formatting, at last, footnotes page appears, read note, highlight footnote number again, hit the button, short delay, back to text again. One of my colleagues who is from Poland has bought himself a rather nifty electronic dictionary & thesaurus based on one of the OED editions (plus crossword solver, hangman, etc), for a mere £35. I'm very tempted to follow his example. That would satisfy my wants, without too much interruption of the reading process. On a related thought, when I was at school, we had a lot of items that were printed as parallel texts - Shakespeare/Chaucer/Beowulf/Homer etc., on the lhs with explication/translation on the rhs. Is this feasible in ebooks? |
08-07-2009, 09:58 AM | #100 |
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I really need a dictionary in my ereader beacuse most of ebooks are in English and thats not my firts languange.
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08-07-2009, 01:16 PM | #101 |
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Actually, if I'm not mistaken the latest firmware for the jetBook enables dictionary support for ePub. But then I guess non-DRM ePubs don't count.
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08-07-2009, 01:22 PM | #102 | |
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I also consider it a bit of a no-brainer feature to have in a device, like content search. You have processing power and content. You can use that to do more than just display books. You can make the reading experience better and easier. Besides, as these devices move into the educational market, features like dictionary, search and annotation will be mandatory. |
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08-07-2009, 01:23 PM | #103 | |
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Who knows... maybe in a year from now ePub devices will seem as future-proof as eReader format supporting ones. - Ahi |
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08-07-2009, 01:35 PM | #104 | |
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If they'd had this thing out a couple years ago, they might have grabbed a lot of the folks that now have Kindles. Now that they have Kindles, they likely won't switch. Us MobileRead geeks aren't like most people. We're really comfortable stripping DRM and shifting formats. Most people who have Kindles will stick with them because Amazon has their library and their books will just work. The best format doesn't always win. I really do hope ePub becomes the standard but I won't hold my breath. If it actually becomes necessary, though, you can bet Amazon will indeed switch. They don't seem to be a company that will stubbornly stick to a non-working strategy. |
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