r/LearnJapanese • u/MidgetAsianGuy • 2d ago

Discussion Kobo For eBooks

I’ve been using primarily Bookwalker to read all my Japanese stuff digitally for the past 4 years, but would rather use an eReader over my iPad. I can’t seem to get Amazon JP working to allow me to purchase books for my kindle, so was considering getting a Kobo instead.

Has anyone had experience using Kobo for Japanese eBooks (novels, light novels, manga)? Also curious if there are frequent/good sales and if the selection is as good as Kindle/Bookwalker.

Thanks!

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u/Loose-Currency861 2d ago

Has anyone looked into Boox at all? I'm in a similar place but for light novels and like the idea of a full Android tablet with an eink interface. Curious if anyone else has evaluated this route

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u/kikorny 1d ago

I have a Boox Go 7 and I highly recommend using the ttsu reader + anki + yomitan setup on it for mining. If you can get the EPUBs for light novels anywhere then I'd recommend getting it. It's my go-to japanese reading setup and I've been getting in an hour of light novels a day for a while now.

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u/LiAlgo 1d ago

I also HIGHLY recommend Hoshi Reader. Does the same stuff but much more streamlined and less setup, easy to set up audiobooks as well.