FBReader Adds Slovoed Dictionary Support for In-App Translation

What the update did

Paragon Software Group and Geometer Plus, the developer of FBReader, announced that FBReader now works with the newer Slovoed dictionary series. The lookup happens inside the reader, and the dictionaries are stored on the device. Supported book formats included EPUB, OEB, FB2 (zip), Mobipocket, RTF and plain text.

About the Slovoed dictionaries

• More than 100 dictionaries with content from publishers such as Berlitz, Merriam-Webster, Duden, PONS, Langenscheidt and Le Robert.
• Voice search through Google, and text capture through Google Goggles.
• PenReader handwriting input, so you can write a query by hand.
• Multi-word and full-sentence translation instead of single-word search only.
• Black, white and sepia themes, adjustable font size and a Word-of-the-Day widget.
• Installation on an SD card to save space on the phone.

Three editions were offered. Deluxe had the most detailed articles, with usage and sound samples, synonyms and transcriptions. Classic suited business, travel and study. Compact held the most common translations in the least space.

What FBReader itself offered

FBReader had a built-in file manager that sorted a library by title, author, genre or series. It supported external TrueType and OpenType fonts, hyphenation patterns for 16 languages, a plug-in API and custom OPDS catalogues. At the time it had passed one million downloads on the Android Market.

The author of the original post liked the idea of a dictionary at hand while reading, though they preferred Aldiko, which used an online dictionary.