MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Japanese fonts: Distinction between Kindle and Kindle PW ?

charmian · 01-26-2014, 06:10 PM

Yes, there is some distinction. Note that only the Kindle PW is sold in Japan. The regular Kindle is not. Although the regular Kindle will display Japanese fonts in documents, it won't do vertical text. I don't think it can use the Japanese dictionary either.

I have the PW (American) and I was able to download the Japanese dictionary by opening a Japanese language book. (I was also able to use AozoraEpub3 in combination with Kindlegen to format free books from Aozora Bunko into vertical format compatible with Kindle).

01-26-2014, 06:10 PM	#3
charmian Addict Posts: 386 Karma: 1814548 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 3, Kindle PW2	Yes, there is some distinction. Note that only the Kindle PW is sold in Japan. The regular Kindle is not. Although the regular Kindle will display Japanese fonts in documents, it won't do vertical text. I don't think it can use the Japanese dictionary either. I have the PW (American) and I was able to download the Japanese dictionary by opening a Japanese language book. (I was also able to use AozoraEpub3 in combination with Kindlegen to format free books from Aozora Bunko into vertical format compatible with Kindle). Last edited by charmian; 01-26-2014 at 06:20 PM. Reason: never mind, found them on the US Amazon page