Kobo Vox -Able to read Chinese Books?

Joywalker · 10-26-2011, 10:57 PM

Hi All,

My friend is Malaysia is excited abt this Kobo Vox but she reads mainly Chinese books.

Does anyone know if the spec allows her to download and read Chinese txt or does she needs to convert?

Graycee · 10-27-2011, 06:37 AM

The FAQ on the Kobo site says only French and English are supported right now.

spikexp · 10-27-2011, 07:16 AM

If it run android, there might be a way to make it.

Joywalker · 10-27-2011, 12:13 PM

Thanks for the replies.
Think iPad would be more suitable for her.

spikexp · 10-27-2011, 01:46 PM

It's android, it will support Chinese.

SensualPoet · 10-28-2011, 07:28 PM

... and not just Chinese. The Canadian version I purchased has insert material in English, French and Spanish. But the Kobo set-up actually supports a few dozen languages, including Tagalog and three flavours of Chinese. I suppose that is an Android 2.3 thing ... but quite surprising nonetheless. What a versatile unit!

tt2000 · 11-05-2011, 11:33 PM

It supports Chinese books of epub format natively, I just tested it successfully, though the default Chinese font is not good for display.

10-26-2011, 10:57 PM	#1
Joywalker Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 300 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	Kobo Vox -Able to read Chinese Books? Hi All, My friend is Malaysia is excited abt this Kobo Vox but she reads mainly Chinese books. Does anyone know if the spec allows her to download and read Chinese txt or does she needs to convert?

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10-27-2011, 06:37 AM	#2
Graycee Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 4101 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Aura, Kindle (2014)	The FAQ on the Kobo site says only French and English are supported right now.

10-27-2011, 07:16 AM	#3
spikexp Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 4132 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	If it run android, there might be a way to make it.

10-27-2011, 12:13 PM	#4
Joywalker Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 300 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	Thanks for the replies. Think iPad would be more suitable for her.

10-27-2011, 01:46 PM	#5
spikexp Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 4132 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	It's android, it will support Chinese.

10-28-2011, 07:28 PM	#6
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	... and not just Chinese. The Canadian version I purchased has insert material in English, French and Spanish. But the Kobo set-up actually supports a few dozen languages, including Tagalog and three flavours of Chinese. I suppose that is an Android 2.3 thing ... but quite surprising nonetheless. What a versatile unit!

11-05-2011, 11:33 PM	#7
tt2000 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kobo vox	It supports Chinese books of epub format natively, I just tested it successfully, though the default Chinese font is not good for display.

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