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I wish the popular e readers had apis for working with book content - skimming could be only one of the awesome enchancements the tech community could make. Am
by functionform 15y ago
I wish the popular e readers had apis for working with book content - skimming could be only one of the awesome enchancements the tech community could make. Among others would be tying words to wikipedia lookups or research citations to the actual content, aggregating all graphs in some sort of navigable 3d interface, page in page reading, the list could literally go on forever.
on the negative side, we'd probably have to sift through tons of crappy word cloud for your book apps.
- DanBC 15y agoI'm reading lots of Scandinavian crime fiction (in translation to English) at the moment. I have no idea how to pronounce any of the names, so some kind of link from the written name to an audio clip would be useful. Also, it'd be nice to have some "translator's notes". Perhaps there's some nice phrases in the original that just don't translate well; or some idiom that doesn't have an exact English version. Sure I can just use a computer and browser and a search engine, but it'd be nicer if it was built in.
- darasen 15y agoThat would be helpful for many Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels as well. Especially the ones where people get bent out of shape if pronounce something wrong. Full disclosure: I read Tolkien for years before I discovered that elvish names with C such as Celeborn or pronounced with a K sound.
- sliverstorm 15y agoYou could, for starters, install a Scandinavian dictionary and learn to read pronunciation guides. Assuming the author uses common, and not extravagant invented, names. If memory serves, highlighting the word brings up not only the definition, but the pronunciation guide. And, even if it doesn't, it isn't much of a pain to click through to the dictionary.