Do you know any eReader that can read arabic?

YoussefReader · 12-07-2010, 02:30 AM

Do you know any eReader that can read arabic?
thanks

kacir · 12-07-2010, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by YoussefReader

Do you know any eReader that can read arabic?
thanks

Post example text here, post font here, I will try to make screenshot of PocketBook.
It does read hebrew, which is also right-to-left language.

Then there is pdf.
If you make pdf with embedded fonts, most of the devices out there will display it correctly.

rogue_librarian · 12-07-2010, 03:13 AM

I'm with kacir. With an UTF-8 encoded source file plus the appropriate fonts installed I don't see why that should be much of an issue.

luqmaninbmore · 12-07-2010, 08:19 AM

The problem is not that Arabic is right to left. The problem is that Arabic is a cursive script with letters that connect. Whenever I have tried to view an ebook (other than PDF) in Arabic on my PB360 the letters are shown in their unconnected forms. This makes the text more difficult to read. If you make the text into a PDF, many readers, including the Pocketbook series and the Sony Readers, work. Reflow can be iffy, however, so be sure to make the text size sufficiently large.

K-Thom · 12-08-2010, 07:40 AM

I did some tests, and yes, there is a surprising winner:

Stanza for the iPhone (yup, this is ePub - text copied from a news site, added to Word 2007, saved as html, converted via calibre).

The letters are connected correctly, the sentences are right to left. Since the iPhone is capable of writing SMS messages in Arabic obviously this feature can be used in Stanza.
Nice to know.

Can't confirm this for the iPod Touch or iPad, though.

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12-07-2010, 03:13 AM	#3
rogue_librarian Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 4269175 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Europe Device: Pocketbook Basic 613	I'm with kacir. With an UTF-8 encoded source file plus the appropriate fonts installed I don't see why that should be much of an issue.

12-07-2010, 08:19 AM	#4
luqmaninbmore Da'i Posts: 1,144 Karma: 1217499 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Toshiba Thrive, Kobo Touch, Kindle 1, Aluratek Libre, T-Mobile Comet	The problem is not that Arabic is right to left. The problem is that Arabic is a cursive script with letters that connect. Whenever I have tried to view an ebook (other than PDF) in Arabic on my PB360 the letters are shown in their unconnected forms. This makes the text more difficult to read. If you make the text into a PDF, many readers, including the Pocketbook series and the Sony Readers, work. Reflow can be iffy, however, so be sure to make the text size sufficiently large.

12-08-2010, 07:40 AM	#5
K-Thom The one and only Posts: 3,302 Karma: 535819 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: yup!	I did some tests, and yes, there is a surprising winner: Stanza for the iPhone (yup, this is ePub - text copied from a news site, added to Word 2007, saved as html, converted via calibre). The letters are connected correctly, the sentences are right to left. Since the iPhone is capable of writing SMS messages in Arabic obviously this feature can be used in Stanza. Nice to know. Can't confirm this for the iPod Touch or iPad, though.