Content Can I convert PocketBook .dic to Kindle?

Vlash · 01-16-2018, 04:52 PM

I found that Kindle has a strong deficiency in regards to German dictionaries.

So I went on to download dict.cc's e-reader dictionary, and it comes with an extension .dic which supposedly works only on a e-reader named PocketBook, which calibre apparently doesn't recognize.

Anyone has any idea?

DuckieTigger · 01-16-2018, 10:29 PM

What do you mean strong deficiency? There is Oxford translation dictionaries english-german and german-english, and "Duden Deutsches Universalwörterbuch" 7. Edition with 500000 words.

badtux · 01-18-2018, 02:11 AM

As far as I know you cannot update the internal dictionary that the Kindle uses for word prediction and so forth. It is not surprising that PocketBook has better support for German, since German is one of Switzerland's official languages and they are a Swiss company.

DuckieTigger · 01-18-2018, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badtux

As far as I know you cannot update the internal dictionary that the Kindle uses for word prediction and so forth. It is not surprising that PocketBook has better support for German, since German is one of Switzerland's official languages and they are a Swiss company.

Why are you so bitter? And yes you can, or at least you could in the past find free tools to create mobi dictionaries for Kindle.

If a dictionary fails on Kindle, you can always translate with bing or look up wikipedia directly on device. Cannot get much more up to date than that. Just remember that you didn't pay for any dictionaries that are included with a Kindle. It doesn't mean they are free. If I had to buy a dictionary (say in paper format), I would not opt for the big and heavy versions that my Kindle has.

johnnyb · 01-23-2018, 05:04 PM

Have you tried this: https://1manfactory.com/create-your-...uage-for-free/
If too much work, spend some money on a dictionary on the Kindle store.
Btw Pocketbook is Ukranian...

HarryT · 01-25-2018, 05:28 AM

Vlash, could you elaborate on what you consider the deficiencies of the Kindle's German dictionaries to be? The Kindle is widely considered to have the best dictionaries of any reader.

johnnyb · 01-25-2018, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Vlash, could you elaborate on what you consider the deficiencies of the Kindle's German dictionaries to be? The Kindle is widely considered to have the best dictionaries of any reader.

By now it seems that Vlash was maybe just venting or trolling. The stock Kindle dictionaries are in fact the best out there (save for a small number of Pocketbook readers that were sold in Germany at one point and came with an even higher quality E-G dictionary) although the bilingual ones do not contain nearly as many entries as the monolingual English ones.
But of course, it is easy to add better ones from the shop or even from dict.cc following the method described on the blog I linked to.

01-16-2018, 04:52 PM	#1
Vlash Banned Posts: 35 Karma: 300 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Can I convert PocketBook .dic to Kindle? I found that Kindle has a strong deficiency in regards to German dictionaries. So I went on to download dict.cc's e-reader dictionary, and it comes with an extension .dic which supposedly works only on a e-reader named PocketBook, which calibre apparently doesn't recognize. Anyone has any idea?

01-18-2018, 02:11 AM	#3
badtux Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Onyx BOOX Nova Pro	As far as I know you cannot update the internal dictionary that the Kindle uses for word prediction and so forth. It is not surprising that PocketBook has better support for German, since German is one of Switzerland's official languages and they are a Swiss company. Last edited by badtux; 01-18-2018 at 04:27 AM.

01-23-2018, 05:04 PM	#5
johnnyb Cloud Reader Posts: 1,118 Karma: 4000066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Scribe, iPad Pro 11	Have you tried this: https://1manfactory.com/create-your-...uage-for-free/ If too much work, spend some money on a dictionary on the Kindle store. Btw Pocketbook is Ukranian... Last edited by johnnyb; 01-23-2018 at 05:06 PM.

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DuckieTigger Wizard Posts: 4,759 Karma: 246906703 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Oasis 3, Oasis 2, PW3, PW1, KT	What do you mean strong deficiency? There is Oxford translation dictionaries english-german and german-english, and "Duden Deutsches Universalwörterbuch" 7. Edition with 500000 words.

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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	Vlash, could you elaborate on what you consider the deficiencies of the Kindle's German dictionaries to be? The Kindle is widely considered to have the best dictionaries of any reader.

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