Google's eBook Reader for the Web added a contextual menu that lets you define, translate and search for a selected word or text. "To select text in a Google eBook within the Web Reader, double-click or highlight it with your mouse and a pop-up menu opens with the following options: Define, Translate, Search Book, Search Google and Search Wikipedia,"
explains the Google Books blog.
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Definitions are obtained from Google Dictionary, while translation is powered by Google Translate. If you click "Search Book", Google shows a list of all the instances in which the selected text appears in the book.
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These features aren't available yet in the Google Books apps for Android and iPhone.
This popup is incredibly annoying. I always hightlight lines of text while reading to help me keep my place. Is there any way of disabling this popup?
ReplyDeleteThis pop-up is annoying for sure. I wonder if some pop-up blocker can fix it for us? I tried AdBlock+ but it either didn't help or I did something wrong.
ReplyDeleteAnyway Google ebooks are a great addition to its famous search engine and fast web browser.