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Stitchawl

05-26-2011 01:59 AM

E-reader for Japanese characters?

I'm re-posting this here, originally posted by a friend of mine to the 'Introduction' area. I think some of the regulars here will have valuable input for him.
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Quote:

Originally Posted by nosake (Post 1554106)

I'm considering an eReader purchase for my wife whose primary language is Japanese. The ideal device will, of course, display kanji and kana, contain an E/J and J/E dictionary, utilize wi-fi connectivity, and be backlit.

If anyone knows of such a device, please tell me.

Aloha

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Please help him. The poor guy lives in a Volcano! :D

Stitchawl

charmian

05-26-2011 05:40 PM

I'd say get an iPad. I'm sure you could root the Nook Color to use Japanese-language Android apps, but an iPad (though you'd need to purchase dictionaries, probably, or use internet ones) would fulfill all of the criteria. The iPad also has many Japanese-language ebook related apps.

Dulin's Books

05-27-2011 12:13 AM

PocketBook

nosake

05-27-2011 02:35 AM

So, if I bought the 16GB iPad2, would that suffice?

Billi

05-27-2011 03:57 AM

Stitchawl, maybe this is a very silly question, but I was just wondering:
Doesn't Sony as a Japanese company sell their readers in Japan? And if they do, do these readers have a firmware that is able to display kanji?

Stitchawl

05-27-2011 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Billi (Post 1555894)

One would think so, right? But no, they are NOT sold in Japan. Mine comes from Sony-Canada, and is made in China. I've never seen any Japanese people using any brand of dedicated e-reader. However, many do read books using their mobile phones. I sometimes use my iPhone to read a book (using Stanza) when I find I need to wait for something and don't have my Sony with me. It's fine for 10-20 minutes of reading, but for anything longer, it would have to be my regular e-reader.

Stitchawl

Stitchawl

05-27-2011 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nosake (Post 1555826)

So, if I bought the 16GB iPad2, would that suffice?

You can get a heck of a lot of books in just one gigabyte of storage...
My Sony only has 64M of internal memory (with slots for 2 memory cards if wanted.) I usually store 200-300 books inside my reader at all times without needing to use the extra cards.

Stitchawl

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