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keynya · 08-26-2012, 08:18 AM

Hi

I am a long time reader, but first time poster. Up until now I did not have to write anything into this forum because I found all my questions answered already in some other threads. So in other words, this forum is really impressive.
I am going to Tokyo next week and thinking about buying a Kobo Touch from Rakuten. The goal is to read Japanese ebooks and thus improve my language skills. As far as I have understood the Kobo Touch is the best option for that. Also I don't want to wait for a possible start of a Japanese version of the Kindle.
As far as I have seen there are quite a few people in this forum who own a Japanese Kobo Touch. I would be very happy if they could answer some questions regarding the Japanese Kobo Touch. (I tried to find answers by reading through the forum and I even used google

)

1) As my Japanese is far from good I would need a proper dictionary. I heard the implementation of the dictionary is not really good and there is a huge chance that the wrong word gets looked up. Regarding that problem has the software been improved in the last weeks? Or is it not as bad as the first reviewers claimed it to be?

2) Is it a J->J dictionary only? Or does the Kobo also have a J->E or even E->J dictionary? And what other dictionaries are present in the Japanese version?

3) Do these dictionaries also work with side loaded books. Because I want to use calibre as my library software.

4) For the activation one needs a Windows PC, is this correct? How about after activation? I do not use Windows in my daily life.

5) How about the format of the Japanese books you buy at Rakuten. Are they in proper epub3 format, are they pdf's or something else?

6) As far as I have seen it should be possible to buy Japanese books from abroad as long as you can log-in to the Kobo shop from a Japanese IP-adress. Does one need a Japanese credit card or is any credit card working? See: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185795

Thanks for taking your time answering the questions. And if they have been answered anywhere else I would be happy if you could point me to the thread.

Keynya

08-26-2012, 08:18 AM	#1
keynya Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Rakuten Kobo Touch	Rakuten Kobo Touch Questions Hi I am a long time reader, but first time poster. Up until now I did not have to write anything into this forum because I found all my questions answered already in some other threads. So in other words, this forum is really impressive. I am going to Tokyo next week and thinking about buying a Kobo Touch from Rakuten. The goal is to read Japanese ebooks and thus improve my language skills. As far as I have understood the Kobo Touch is the best option for that. Also I don't want to wait for a possible start of a Japanese version of the Kindle. As far as I have seen there are quite a few people in this forum who own a Japanese Kobo Touch. I would be very happy if they could answer some questions regarding the Japanese Kobo Touch. (I tried to find answers by reading through the forum and I even used google ) 1) As my Japanese is far from good I would need a proper dictionary. I heard the implementation of the dictionary is not really good and there is a huge chance that the wrong word gets looked up. Regarding that problem has the software been improved in the last weeks? Or is it not as bad as the first reviewers claimed it to be? 2) Is it a J->J dictionary only? Or does the Kobo also have a J->E or even E->J dictionary? And what other dictionaries are present in the Japanese version? 3) Do these dictionaries also work with side loaded books. Because I want to use calibre as my library software. 4) For the activation one needs a Windows PC, is this correct? How about after activation? I do not use Windows in my daily life. 5) How about the format of the Japanese books you buy at Rakuten. Are they in proper epub3 format, are they pdf's or something else? 6) As far as I have seen it should be possible to buy Japanese books from abroad as long as you can log-in to the Kobo shop from a Japanese IP-adress. Does one need a Japanese credit card or is any credit card working? See: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=185795 Thanks for taking your time answering the questions. And if they have been answered anywhere else I would be happy if you could point me to the thread. Keynya