05-06-2011, 03:33 AM | #16 | |
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I thought so,... too bad!!!! :-((
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But that is not the only bad thing about kindles, as I said above.... I don´t want a product that force me to buy books from a specific webstore and does not support epub.... there are many people around here which are enthusiastic about kindle, anyway.... |
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05-06-2011, 03:50 AM | #17 | |
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You're not confined to buying books from Amazon, by the way. The Kindle will read any DRM-free Mobipocket-format book. Given, however, that I find that Amazon has the best selection and best prices, it is where I buy a lot of books. |
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05-06-2011, 08:49 AM | #18 |
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Did that change with this release? I remember seeing the PRS 600 at the Metro electronics store in Germany and just assumed that Sony sold them in Europe.
GiulioP, you might want to ask over in the Sony forum about ways to get the reader overseas. We have some international folks over there who have them so I know it can be done, but I don't know how. |
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One thing I don't like much about Sony's dictionaries is that the translation / definition always appears on the bottom of the page, so if you have several words to check in the lower part of the page, you have to close the dictionary window each time. Other than that it's very well done, though I wish I could add / replace dictionaries.
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I wonder why in these products there is not much flexibility.... |
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If I understand correctly, some Sony models allow you to install custom dictionaries, other do not, but there is custom firmware (PRS+) that let's you use custom dictionaries on those other models too.
For the Kindle, I know you can create your own dictionaries with bit of effort and knowhow. |
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I already told you that in post #15 above . That's right; the Sony has no facility to replace the supplied dictionaries. On the Kindle, you can replace the dictionary.
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05-08-2011, 12:08 AM | #29 |
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Hi,
Welccome to Mobileread, hope you're enjoying it here. Jetbook will let you look up words in other languages, no touchscreen tho. You may want a Sony reader. |
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I am not too sure about the Leggo version, but for the Pocketbook you can call up the dictionary with a button (you are free to associate buttons with many many functions), then tap on the word to see its meaning. And yes, you can install your own dictionaries, and yes, you can swap between all the dictionaries you have. For instance, suppose I check a word in English on the Oxford dictionary, but I still do not understand what it means, then with another two taps of the stylus (one to call up the list of dictionaries, the other tap to select the dictionary I want) I can swap to the English-Italian dictionary to check the word's translation into Italian.
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