Granted I've only used a remarkable as an e-reader, but i read a lot of paper books.
I don't understand why this is such a necessary feature. Most people don't read paper books with a dictionary handy.
I don't understand why this is such a necessary feature. Most people don't read paper books with a dictionary handy.
I suspect if you compare the usage of dictionaries among paper book readers vs ereader users, the latter use them more often - probably at least partially because they're so much easier to use. I suspect the incidence of not understanding a word would be pretty much the same.
For myself, I read a lot of older books with archaic and niche terms, so it's practically required to be able to look things up if I want to really understand what's going on.
(As an aside, I looked up a definition on Google just writing this to ensure I was using a word properly. :P)
Each their own of course. I can imagine if I was looking up 2-10x as many words as I am now then the convenience would indeed be much more important.
I find myself really missing this feature when I occasionally read a paper book, thinking about clicking the word on the page to get a definition.
I _do_ miss that functionality on the reMarkable devices. It seems odd to me that it's not included; a dictionary isn't a huge file, and the devices have more than ample storage for their intended purpose. I used my daily for a couple of years, and I don't think I've ever deleted anything from them.