Where can I purchase this book used?

Bleuenvert New member

From: Canada Registered: 2012-07-09 Posts: 1

Amazon is all good and dandy for all you us/uk dwelling japanese students. But sadly they don't ship to canada and I really don't want to spend 200 on a new copy because I am poor and a student. Is there someway to get a used copy somewhere that ships to canada?
thanks!

blackbrich Member

From: America Registered: 2010-06-06 Posts: 300

Doesn't Amazon.ca ship to Canada?

Blahah Member

From: Cambridge, UK Registered: 2008-07-15 Posts: 715 Website

And why would it ever cost $200??

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Smelliot New member

Registered: 2012-07-09 Posts: 6

Amazon.com has the 5th edition for $230 new, presumably because it's out of print. (Amazon.uk wants £528.10.) And for some reason the Amazon links on the main page of this site still link to the 5th edition. Someone really ought to fix that.
OP, you should be able to pick up a copy of the current (6th) edition new for about $30-40.

quark Member

From: Canada Registered: 2011-10-11 Posts: 201

Amazon is good and dandy for us Canadians too. I'm assuming you're looking for Read the Kanji volume 1, and you can get it on amazon.ca for $35.

http://www.amazon.ca/Remembering-Kanji- … amp;sr=8-1

I know it's not used, but $35 for a new textbook is really good (especially when you consider that people are trying to sell used copies for $46), plus you get free shipping.

Last edited by quark (2012 July 09, 7:45 pm)

Oniichan Member

From: 名古屋 Registered: 2009-02-02 Posts: 269

Can you use Abe books in Canada? http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchR … 5&y=11

If so, that would be your cheapest option for sure.

EDIT: Ouch! Though copies start at under $5 US, the shipping rates are brutal.

Shipping Rates: 6 - 10 * business days 6 - 10 * business days
First book: US$ 16.95 US$ 16.95
Additional books from same seller: US$ 11.00 US$ 11.00

You may be able to work out an alternative shipping solution with the bookseller that bypasses Abe books, but it might take awhile. Amazon.ca is looking better now.

Last edited by Oniichan (2012 July 09, 9:25 pm)

ファブリス Administrator

From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Bleuenvert, couldn't you go in an old-fashioned bookstore and order the book from them? Do you have Waterstones in Canada? They've been really good for me in Brussels, didn't even ask me any extra fees.

shinsen Member

Registered: 2009-02-18 Posts: 181

It may be blasphemy to say this but I think the method has outgrown its master and this site is much better than the book.

s0apgun 鬼武者 ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

From: Chicago Registered: 2011-12-24 Posts: 453 Website

shinsen wrote:
It may be blasphemy to say this but I think the method has outgrown its master and this site is much better than the book.

Agreed. The only value the book has to me now is stroke order, which there is plenty of other resources for that.

PrettyInScarlet Member

Registered: 2012-02-16 Posts: 13

shinsen wrote:
It may be blasphemy to say this but I think the method has outgrown its master and this site is much better than the book.

Ditto Most of the stories on this site are better than in the book and for difficult stroke order I preferred jisho.org.

ファブリス Administrator

From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Okay but you know how it works. I imagine you could bypass the book altogether if you are smart and read the forums a lot, but still having the book as a reference and the advice from Heisig is very helpful.

Zgarbas Watchman

From: 名古屋 Registered: 2011-10-09 Posts: 1210 Website

I buy everything from bookdepository. Cheap prices+free shipping worldwide=win. And everything is new .

http://www.bookdepository.com/Rememberi … 0824835927

It's a bit more expensive than when I bought it, though =/. Sometimes they do huge discounts, so you can ask for a notification when the price drops, if it does (it should get a discount around September for their "back to school" pack... but it might not).

shinsen Member

Registered: 2009-02-18 Posts: 181

ファブリス wrote:
Okay but you know how it works. I imagine you could bypass the book altogether if you are smart and read the forums a lot, but still having the book as a reference and the advice from Heisig is very helpful.

It is helpful. I wouldn't want to discourage someone inclined to support Heisig and the publisher by making a purchase but if finances are tight and availability/shipping is a problem I would point out that Heisig has the first part of the book (up to chapter 11) free for download:

http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/publications … sample.pdf

It's probably enough to get started.

Admin: replaced link with the official site's

Last edited by shinsen (2012 July 10, 2:55 pm)

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