And is it easy to look up words you don’t know as you come across them?
Ebook readers that have dictionaries include: the Barnes and Noble Nook, Kindle 2, Sony PRS-900, 600 and 700, and the Kindle DX. You can get dictionaries on a few other ebook readers but it requires some hacking and or technical workarounds.
Ebooks for the Kindle are not always cheaper than Sony’s. For people who live outside the US Kindle’s ebooks cost $2-4 more than other major ePub ebook retailers that sell bestsellers for $9.99.
Not all Sony’s have a dictionary. The touchscreen models do, and it’s really easy to use; you just tap on the word with either your finger or the stylus.
With the Kindle it’s a bit more tedious because you have to move the cursor across the screen to the word you want to look up.
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Both the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader has a built-in dictionary. I’ve used the dictionary on the Kindle, it comes in handy and works very well.
I own the Kindle 2 and I suggest you to choose the Kindle as well. Because books on Sony Reader are more expensive and there are less choice on it. I remember I read these reviews when I decided to get it. There is also something about built-in dictionary in the first article as well:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview%2FR3ULAFVHBGYVQP%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref%255F%3Dcm%255Fcr%255Frdp%255Fperm&tag=moreinfo-po-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957
http://www.speedreaderxreview.com/kindle-2-0-vs-sony-reader-prs-700bc-comparison
Hope it helps
References :
Ebook readers that have dictionaries include: the Barnes and Noble Nook, Kindle 2, Sony PRS-900, 600 and 700, and the Kindle DX. You can get dictionaries on a few other ebook readers but it requires some hacking and or technical workarounds.
Ebooks for the Kindle are not always cheaper than Sony’s. For people who live outside the US Kindle’s ebooks cost $2-4 more than other major ePub ebook retailers that sell bestsellers for $9.99.
Not all Sony’s have a dictionary. The touchscreen models do, and it’s really easy to use; you just tap on the word with either your finger or the stylus.
With the Kindle it’s a bit more tedious because you have to move the cursor across the screen to the word you want to look up.
References :
http://www.the-ebook-reader.com