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    Thread: Convert kindle books to txt
Post: Convert kindle books to txt

You'll be able to share the book, but I wouldn't necessarily do it. There may be other anti-piracy features in the files. For example, Pottermore sells their ebooks without DRM, but they put data in t...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 19 2,321 2015-09-03, 3:36 am
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

Thora Wrote:Is there some reason you cannot wait just 5-7 days to try the other options? Because I am one impatient motherfucker. Thora Wrote:before asking someone to violate the terms of their agreem...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-09-02, 12:06 am
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

Alright, I'll ask again and more directly. You've given me pointers on how to get past the restrictions on Amazon.jp. However, I don't have a working card at the moment, and Amazon doesn't accept PayP...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-09-01, 2:30 pm
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

Oh boy, where do I start. Alright, I'll try to address the arguments in your post systematically. I hope you won't take it as ad hominem, if I conclude that the points I've made have gone completely o...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-31, 2:53 pm
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

I get what you're saying and I agree that intellectual property of the authors should be protected. But as I said, the problem is they're trying to impose restrictions on a system they don't understan...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-31, 4:44 am
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

This is more about old ways of thinking than it is about old age. The concept of national borders is simply outdated in the context of today's technologies and has no place on the internet. By "old gu...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-30, 10:11 am
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

I see. I'll go through that thread and figure it out. I don't own a Kindle (and never will) I hope that's not a problem. I'll show you the "Country settings" later, I'm on a different machine now and ...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-30, 6:01 am
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

Is there any chance you could help me contact some of those people?
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-30, 3:26 am
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

The thing is, this is not about a shipping address. In order to get around the copyright restriction, I need to set my "Country settings" to Japan. This is something that's within my profile page. I'm...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-29, 3:19 pm
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

Is there some sort of profanity filter here that messes up my ***** cursewords? EDIT: There is! Remarkable!
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-29, 3:11 pm
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

I've looked at the possibility of providing a fake Japanese address. But the input form contained a mandatory phone number field and from what I understood Amazon will verify that I'm really in Japan ...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-29, 3:08 pm
    Thread: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon - please help
Post: Copyright issue with eBooks from Japanese Amazon -...

I'm gradually starting to read books in Japanese (I've read two so far) and I've decided it's time to read the light novel series one of my favorite anime is based on. I went to Amazon.jp to buy the f...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 30 3,476 2015-08-29, 2:07 pm
    Thread: How do I remove Furigana from an Epub?
Post: How do I remove Furigana from an Epub?

Thanks for the tips. I get to use Regex so rarely that even if I do learn some more advanced techniques, I usually forget them by the next time I get to use them. And when I do use Regex, the strateg...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 3 1,192 2015-05-16, 4:23 am
    Thread: How do I remove Furigana from an Epub?
Post: How do I remove Furigana from an Epub?

So I figured out how to do it in Calibre. I thought I'd share it in case someone else is looking for this. 1. In Calibre, select Convert books 2. On the left click the Search and replace tab 3. You'l...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 3 1,192 2015-05-13, 3:32 pm
    Thread: How do I remove Furigana from an Epub?
Post: How do I remove Furigana from an Epub?

Hello, I just downloaded a Japanese ebook in Epub3 format (I actually paid for it, responsible citizen that I am). I need to convert it to a plain text file, so I can use it in a learning tool. I tri...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 3 1,192 2015-05-13, 1:50 pm
    Thread: Japanese Harry Potter - Study Group
Post: Japanese Harry Potter - Study Group

I'm sorry for digging up an old thread, but I'd like to know, what's the status of the Harry Potter audio books? I read somewhere that only the first 3 books were made into Japanese audiobooks. I've o...
Green_Airplane Group study 50 25,230 2014-12-07, 5:03 am
    Thread: Generating Kanji readings in Excel
Post: Generating Kanji readings in Excel

Thanks, I tried Mecab, with the exact parameters you gave me. But all it did was take the text from the input file I specified, and print it in the console. No change whatsoever. If the tool can reall...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 4 2,353 2012-11-19, 1:21 pm
    Thread: Generating Kanji readings in Excel
Post: Generating Kanji readings in Excel

Hello, I have a bit of a technical question, concerning MS Excel. I've been going through Kanji Odyssey 2001, part 3. Those of you familiar with the materials will know that there are no sample sente...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 4 2,353 2012-11-17, 4:05 pm
    Thread: Review support for RtK2
Post: Review support for RtK2

Yes, I've been using Rikaichan for quite a while now, mainly as an aid when reading Japanese websites. Lately I've also discovered that it is invaluable when I'm chatting with my Japanese friends over...
Green_Airplane Remembering the Kanji 16 7,737 2012-09-20, 3:26 pm
    Thread: Review support for RtK2
Post: Review support for RtK2

As for my plans: As soon as I have time, I'm getting back to KO2001, part 3. (like I said, I'm not adding new kanji to my deck at the moment, but I'm keeping up with the reviews - never again shall I ...
Green_Airplane Remembering the Kanji 16 7,737 2012-06-23, 6:50 am
    Thread: Review support for RtK2
Post: Review support for RtK2

Alright, here's the skinny. I didn't try RtK2 again this time. I think all in all I've tried it about 3 times, and I can safely say it doesn't work for me. Instead I went with Kanji Odyssey 2001, as m...
Green_Airplane Remembering the Kanji 16 7,737 2012-06-23, 6:12 am
    Thread: Travelling to Japan, do I need transit visa?
Post: Travelling to Japan, do I need transit visa?

Thank you for your answers. I think I'll go with Taipei. I tried calling their embassy today, I got the answering machine. I'll try again tomorrow, if they don't pick up I'll pay them a visit. Curious...
Green_Airplane General discussion 4 2,068 2012-01-23, 1:33 pm
    Thread: Travelling to Japan, do I need transit visa?
Post: Travelling to Japan, do I need transit visa?

Hello, sorry if this is off topic, I'm asking here because I'm assuming there are lot of people here who have experience travelling to Japan. I'm going to Japan with AIESEC, hopefully I'll get my vis...
Green_Airplane General discussion 4 2,068 2012-01-23, 6:10 am
    Thread: A handbook of Japanese etiquette for a foreigner in Japan
Post: A handbook of Japanese etiquette for a foreigner i...

Thank you all for your replies. I forgot to mention, it would be best if the material was online and free. By free I don't mean stolen, I mean something somebody compiled and put up for free. Sebastia...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 10 3,612 2012-01-22, 11:41 am
    Thread: A handbook of Japanese etiquette for a foreigner in Japan
Post: A handbook of Japanese etiquette for a foreigner i...

Hello, it seems I'll get my wish, in less than a month I'm going to Japan. I'll be doing an internship with a certain company in Osaka for a few months. While my Japanese is far from perfect, I have ...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 10 3,612 2012-01-22, 8:02 am
    Thread: Help..How to study 2001 Kanji Odyssey
Post: Help..How to study 2001 Kanji Odyssey

Hello, I've been studying 2001 Kanji Odyssey too, but I'm close to reaching the end of part 2, and as you know, no sample sentences have been provided for part 3. Has anyone here made their own list o...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 16 7,673 2012-01-20, 6:34 pm
    Thread: 2001 Kanji Odyssey sample sentences for part 3 (no. 1101 to 2001)
Post: 2001 Kanji Odyssey sample sentences for part 3 (no...

Hello, first of all, I apologize if this has already been answered. I've looked around for a while, I didn't find what I was looking for. After finishing RtK1 and 3, I decided to go for 2001 Kanji O...
Green_Airplane Learning resources 0 1,108 2012-01-20, 6:16 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT study thread
Post: 2010 JLPT study thread

thank you both. I'll go through the materials and start studying. I have about a month until the registration deadline. By then I should know whether I can make it or not.
Green_Airplane JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 433 109,543 2010-08-09, 8:03 am
    Thread: 2010 JLPT study thread
Post: 2010 JLPT study thread

so nobody has what I need? Or even close?
Green_Airplane JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 433 109,543 2010-08-08, 4:22 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT study thread
Post: 2010 JLPT study thread

Hello, I'm sorry if I'm asking for something that was already provided here. I gave up on reading this entire thread somewhere halfway through page 2. I plan to take N3 this December. I just finished ...
Green_Airplane JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 433 109,543 2010-08-08, 8:17 am