Franklin Spanish/English Dictionary Bookman Card

by Franklin Electronics

Product Details

Product Manual [517kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 0.2 x 2.2 inches ; 0.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000034D68
• Item model number: DBE-2020
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #53 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators > Foreign Language Dictionaries
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Franklin's Spanish/English Bookman card translates, defines, and spells over 250,000 Spanish and English words. It makes learning and researching fun and interactive for all age levels. The built-in grammar guide provides inflection and verb conjugation. The card also plays seven word games. This slim card snaps into the back of Bookman pocket and desktop models.

Product Description

Bookman Bookcard - Non-Speaking Spanish-English Dictionary

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A valuable tool...yet disappointing, October 29, 2005

By 

Joe "El estudiante de espanol" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin Spanish/English Dictionary Bookman Card (Office Product)

Just wanted to let you all know that the quality of this bookman card is not the same as that of the built-in information that comes with the newer electronic dictionaries. First of all, all text is confined to a small rectangle that fills about a half of your screen. The rest of the screen remains blank and unused, resulting in a lot of scrolling with your arrow keys. Secondly, the pronunciation is not quite as great as that of the speaking english dictionary. The speech tends to be a bit unclear and riddled with static. Finally, the definitions are often rather brief and the conjugation leaves out some inflected forms.

However, this is the only speaking spanish dictionary that I am aware of. With all of its flaws it still remains as one of my most valuable tools in learning spanish.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What's with the Tiny Screen Size!, April 17, 2008

By 

Frau Schott (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franklin Spanish/English Dictionary Bookman Card (Office Product)

I have a Franklin's SCD-1870, and have purchased 3 dictionary bookman cards for it--German, Italian, and Spanish (speaking). Out of these 3 expansion cards, this Spanish card is the worst (the German one has the best features & tools)--other than that it's a limited version, all the available text is readable only in a tiny 3/8 inch by 1 3/4 inch rectangle, which leaves more than 2/3 of useable screen blank. In addition, even though I was initially excited about having another "speaking" dictionary card, this card's "speech" is not as clear as the English dictionary "speak" function on my SCD-1870.

Although I like the convenience of expansion cards, I can't help but feel rather disappointed/cheated by the Spanish (speaking) bookman card, as I'm made to forever scroll up and down every nanosecond...

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why Buy It?, December 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Franklin Spanish/English Dictionary Bookman Card (Office Product)

What's so great about it. Well if you already have a Franklin Bookman electronic devise you can use this and other cards in the Bookman . This means you don't have to buy to different products. It saves you money and is much more convenient. This is also great for me since I have trouble in Spanish class and now my teacher wants us to translate really hard sentences. Another plus is it's elecronic so you don't have to spend 10 minutes looking up a word you don't even know in a foreign language. I"m real glad they made this product. I think it's great and it comes with some great features.