Comments on: Readin’ on the Droid: Author Gwen Hayes reviews Aldikio, WordPlayer, eReader and Shortcovers

By: Ivan Chan

Ivan Chan — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:12:03 +0000

I just downloaded eReader for my Motorola Droid and it won’t link to the M-W 11th Collegiate Dictionary (or Thesaurus) so I can look up words while reading an eBook, and it won’t search for words I type into either dictionary or thesaurus.

Any help on fixing this problem would be appreciated!

By: Luqman

Luqman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:10:34 +0000

Well, eReader is the only ebook app on android with off-line dictionary support. The Shortcovers app also has DRM support (or, at least, is a proprietary format only used by shortcovers to prevent copying).

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:52:46 +0000

Appreciated the update, Gwen. Keep both Dear Author and us posted on your progress with your new baby and the accompanying software! Why are you using eReader the most? Because you haven’t any choice but to use it to read DRMed books? Or for other reasons? Not surprised by your use of the phone. Many people feel the same way, although I can also understand those who stick to E Ink tablets. It’s a rather individual thing.

Thanks,
David

By: gwen hayes

gwen hayes — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:28:05 +0000

Thanks for the link up. I’ve been using the eReader app the most. I’m starting to enjoy reading on phone more than I thought.

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:55:06 +0000

Thanks, Rimon. We went by the Android Market headline, which was out of date or wrong to begin with. Fixed. TeleRead encourages community member to alert us about even small errors. Appreciated. – David

By: Rimon

Rimon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:57:10 +0000

It’s not “Wordplayer Art of War”, it’s simply an app called Wordplayer that comes with the sample book [i]Art of War[/i].