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tc1970 · 01-26-2014, 09:03 AM

I am learning Japanese in Germany. At the German Amazon Kindle-Shop there are about 17.000 Japanese eBooks. I already bought some of them and I read them on the Kindle Apps for iPad and iPod touch. This all works fine.

Now I am considering to buy a Kindle. But I am a little confused. At the Amazon Kindle shop there is written, that the eBooks work on a Kindle Paperwhite. The Kindle 4 is not listed.

Is there really a distinction between Kindle 4 and Kindle Paperwhite when displaying Japanese ebooks ?

I also have some EPUB-books, which I want to convert with Calibre to the Kindle format. Will this work with Kindle 4 or do I really need the Kindle Paperwhite ?

01-26-2014, 09:03 AM	#1
tc1970 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: iPod Touch, iPad 1	Japanese fonts: Distinction between Kindle and Kindle PW ? I am learning Japanese in Germany. At the German Amazon Kindle-Shop there are about 17.000 Japanese eBooks. I already bought some of them and I read them on the Kindle Apps for iPad and iPod touch. This all works fine. Now I am considering to buy a Kindle. But I am a little confused. At the Amazon Kindle shop there is written, that the eBooks work on a Kindle Paperwhite. The Kindle 4 is not listed. Is there really a distinction between Kindle 4 and Kindle Paperwhite when displaying Japanese ebooks ? I also have some EPUB-books, which I want to convert with Calibre to the Kindle format. Will this work with Kindle 4 or do I really need the Kindle Paperwhite ?