Just double tap any word to get the dictionary definition or translation and with one more tap, learn more about the word through Wikipedia.

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Kindle also comes with a built-in dictionary, instant lookup and translation of words, Real Page Numbers, support for bookmarks and annotations, and more.

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From there, you can add a note, look up words in The New Oxford American Dictionary, translate through Bing translation or share passages on Facebook or Twitter.

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In addition, the new Reader line offers users on-screen functionality to look up words and phrases with the built-in New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition and Oxford Dictionary of English eDictionaries, as well as 10 translation dictionaries in languages such as French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.

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For example, it will soon be able to handle a translation of a plaque at a historical site, something which would be much harder to do using just a dictionary.

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