http://www.1nichi1kai.com/2008/05/03/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader/ Exploring fun Japanese and following the antics of Makoto Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:22:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.1nichi1kai.com/2008/05/03/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader/#comment-600 Clay Thu, 08 May 2008 23:34:58 +0000 http://www.1nichi1kai.com/?p=590#comment-600 I know you can hook it up to your computer via USB and even convert PDF documents to its format, but I'm not sure about Japanese. I would be very surprised if it couldn't display Japanese. It must have some form of Unicode, but I have no idea. I know you can hook it up to your computer via USB and even convert PDF documents to its format, but I’m not sure about Japanese. I would be very surprised if it couldn’t display Japanese. It must have some form of Unicode, but I have no idea.

]]> http://www.1nichi1kai.com/2008/05/03/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader/#comment-599 Hannah Thu, 08 May 2008 22:24:08 +0000 http://www.1nichi1kai.com/?p=590#comment-599 It is not on sale in Japan, but I was wondering if it would work at all in Japan (using USB cable to upload books, reading Japanese characters, etc). Amazon.com does not ship it outside Japan (at least for now). It is not on sale in Japan, but I was wondering if it would work at all in Japan (using USB cable to upload books, reading Japanese characters, etc). Amazon.com does not ship it outside Japan (at least for now).

]]> http://www.1nichi1kai.com/2008/05/03/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader/#comment-598 Clay Mon, 05 May 2008 11:41:14 +0000 http://www.1nichi1kai.com/?p=590#comment-598 Yes, it sure would be handy. Just this morning, a friend and I were talking about a book he wanted to buy. That made me think of the Kindle :) Of course the book he wanted probably isn't on Kindle yet, but just the idea of being able to instantly download any book you can think of is pretty amazing. Yes, it sure would be handy. Just this morning, a friend and I were talking about a book he wanted to buy. That made me think of the Kindle Of course the book he wanted probably isn’t on Kindle yet, but just the idea of being able to instantly download any book you can think of is pretty amazing.

]]> http://www.1nichi1kai.com/2008/05/03/amazons-kindle-e-book-reader/#comment-597 Carlie Mon, 05 May 2008 05:24:39 +0000 http://www.1nichi1kai.com/?p=590#comment-597 I've been interested in this as well. I'm still not sure that anything can be as good as reading a book, but I'm sure we'll get there one day. I’ve been interested in this as well. I’m still not sure that anything can be as good as reading a book, but I’m sure we’ll get there one day.

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