Ereaders with Integrated Dictionary

poohbear_nc · 04-07-2010, 05:24 PM

I currently read exclusively on a Kindle, and have become totally addicted to the luxury of having the dictionary available at the bottom of the page, and the ability to quickly look up words on the fly.

I want to buy an ereader that supports DRM-ed ePub books. Which, if any, of the currently available ereaders supporting ePub formatted ebooks can provide an identical, or very similar, dictionary interface like the Kindle?

Krystian Galaj · 04-08-2010, 06:13 AM

Bookeen's products have a dictionary in their Mobi firmware, but not in ePub one.

Magnesus · 04-08-2010, 07:34 AM

Look at Onyx Boox 60/Bebook Neo - the dictionary is buggy but very usable. I read many books with it.

Bugs:
- when changing the page you have to close the dictionary and open it again on the new page (if still needed) or use stylus to change the page,
- there is no option to enter a word to look up right now (will be in future firmware probably because there is place for it on the dialog),
- dictionary window is taking some place on screen, to move it to top/bottom you have to select a word or words close to the border of the dictionary window.

Also the dictionary is stardict - you need to download dictionary files for it (best English-English is Wordnet but there are many more).

krapo · 04-08-2010, 07:35 AM

The SONY PRS-600 has it too.
Irex DR800/1000 was supposed to have it too but I believe they removed it in the latest firmware because their dictionary lookup was relying on mobipocket support

HarryT · 04-08-2010, 07:42 AM

The slickest dictionary interface is probably that of the Sony PRS-600/900. The Pocketbook and Neo/Onyx devices have a dictionary interface which, although less "slick", certainly works well enough.

04-07-2010, 05:24 PM	#1
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 61,049 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Ereaders with Integrated Dictionary I currently read exclusively on a Kindle, and have become totally addicted to the luxury of having the dictionary available at the bottom of the page, and the ability to quickly look up words on the fly. I want to buy an ereader that supports DRM-ed ePub books. Which, if any, of the currently available ereaders supporting ePub formatted ebooks can provide an identical, or very similar, dictionary interface like the Kindle?

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04-08-2010, 06:13 AM	#2
Krystian Galaj Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 11012 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Device: Bookeen Cybook	Bookeen's products have a dictionary in their Mobi firmware, but not in ePub one.

04-08-2010, 07:34 AM	#3
Magnesus Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 58 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Bebook Neo	Look at Onyx Boox 60/Bebook Neo - the dictionary is buggy but very usable. I read many books with it. Bugs: - when changing the page you have to close the dictionary and open it again on the new page (if still needed) or use stylus to change the page, - there is no option to enter a word to look up right now (will be in future firmware probably because there is place for it on the dialog), - dictionary window is taking some place on screen, to move it to top/bottom you have to select a word or words close to the border of the dictionary window. Also the dictionary is stardict - you need to download dictionary files for it (best English-English is Wordnet but there are many more).

04-08-2010, 07:35 AM	#4
krapo Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: France (Paris) Device: Sony PRS-T2 Black, Sony PRS-T1 White, CyBook Gen3	The SONY PRS-600 has it too. Irex DR800/1000 was supposed to have it too but I believe they removed it in the latest firmware because their dictionary lookup was relying on mobipocket support

04-08-2010, 07:42 AM	#5
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 slickest dictionary interface is probably that of the Sony PRS-600/900. The Pocketbook and Neo/Onyx devices have a dictionary interface which, although less "slick", certainly works well enough.

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