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Reply #1 - 2012 September 25, 11:25 am
rich_f Member
From: north carolina Registered: 2007-07-12 Posts: 1708

So it looks like the Japanese version of Google Play is finally going to get books/comics, but as far as I can tell, it looks like it's Japan-only. Poop.

http://japanese.engadget.com/2012/09/24 … play-play/

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/24/goog … ion-place/

If anybody manages to find a way to actually get at Japanese books in Google Play from outside of Japan, I'd love to know how. (Short of using a proxy, that is.)

Reply #2 - 2012 September 25, 2:53 pm
pm215 Member
From: UK Registered: 2008-01-26 Posts: 1354

On a related note, has anybody tried buying ebooks from honto.jp (used to be bk1) from outside Japan?

Reply #3 - 2012 September 25, 6:39 pm
rich_f Member
From: north carolina Registered: 2007-07-12 Posts: 1708

Not yet, but I'd be interested to hear of anyone's experiences as well. I still buy most of my dead tree books there, though.

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Reply #4 - 2012 September 27, 2:41 pm
Kurotowa Member
From: Finland Registered: 2011-12-06 Posts: 50

pm215 wrote:

On a related note, has anybody tried buying ebooks from honto.jp (used to be bk1) from outside Japan?

I have bought a few ebooks from honto. I won't recommend it at this point; the web reader is unstable and I have not figured out how to download books to the standalone reader. (but for print books honto is great!)

What I recommend for ebooks is ebookjapan. They have good selection (mostly manga) and a standalone reader. They also have mobile readers for a few platforms, but I have not tried those yet.

Reply #5 - 2012 September 27, 10:07 pm
TheVinster Member
From: Illinois Registered: 2009-07-15 Posts: 985

I mean ideally you could... acquire... the manga files and use the Kindle app on your smartphone to create a scenario that might be suitable for you.

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