I've been the owner of a Kindle Paperwhite 6th generation for over a year, when I finally managed to sell it the last November. Reading both native- - I speak italian - and foreign-language books was a pleasure with it, due to the great availability of high-quality dictionaries. However, the fact that it did not support neither EPUB nor DRMed books quite disappointed me.
Now I'm in need of an e-book reader again, and the two other brands I'm most interested in are Kobo and PocketBook. Considering what I wrote and asked for in the title, some considerations and questions follow about Kobo and PocketBook devices:
Having good dictionaries and being able to make use of a wide range of file formats are fundamentally important features to me. I'm going to ask some questions, but keep in mind that they are only meant to serve as a reference; you may freely answer beyond what is being asked:
I'm not feeling forced to buy from Kobo or PocketBook - these are only the manufacturers I'm most informed about -, so suggestions concerning other brands are also welcomed.
Thank you in advance. ;)
Now I'm in need of an e-book reader again, and the two other brands I'm most interested in are Kobo and PocketBook. Considering what I wrote and asked for in the title, some considerations and questions follow about Kobo and PocketBook devices:
- Kobo seems to support Adobe DRMed and EPUB files and it has pre-installed dictionaries. As for the dictionaries, however, I do not know how good is the monolingual Italian one, and I have heard complaints about translation dictionaries in general.
- As Kobo, PocketBook has a wide offer of supported file formats too. Even most of its devices have pre-installed dictionaries, although for better ones it may be necessary to purchase on BookLand - which at least, to the disadvantage Kobo, is something that can be done; additionally, those offered by BookLand seem quite good ones. The problem with PocketBook is that it has no monolingual Italian dictionary, neither pre-installed, on its store, nor anywhere else - and that I have no clue of where obtaining one.
Having good dictionaries and being able to make use of a wide range of file formats are fundamentally important features to me. I'm going to ask some questions, but keep in mind that they are only meant to serve as a reference; you may freely answer beyond what is being asked:
- How "good" is the pre-installed Italian dictionary, which I presume being Devoto-Oli, on Kobo? How many terms does it have, and how has your experience been with it?
- From a thread on this site I came to know that it is possible to load custom dictionaries on Kobo devices. Again, how "good" are those provided from the MobileRead community?
- Where can I find an Italian dictionary for PocketBook? I know its supported dictionary formats are .pbi and .dic, but this problem remains unsolvable to me.
I'm not feeling forced to buy from Kobo or PocketBook - these are only the manufacturers I'm most informed about -, so suggestions concerning other brands are also welcomed.
Thank you in advance. ;)