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What's the Best E-Book Reader for Korea?
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FDNY



Joined: 27 Sep 2010

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My wife has convinced me just to get a new cellphone. The contract on my Optimus Big is up anyway. The Kindle has a 15cm screen size. My Optimus Big is almost that now. So, I'll just get a new LARGE, extra VULGAR handapone.
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spilot101



Joined: 05 Sep 2012

PostPosted: Fri May 31, 2013 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Will it read Kindle's .mobi files?

PS. Don't forget the croc imitation lacquer case!
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FDNY



Joined: 27 Sep 2010

PostPosted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

spilot101 wrote:
Will it read Kindle's .mobi files?

PS. Don't forget the croc imitation lacquer case!


There is an android app called "Cool Reader" that I use. It will read anything.
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atwood



Joined: 26 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Fri May 31, 2013 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I love my Kindle. I never buy books anymore; I just check them out from my local library, download them to my Kindle, read and repeat.
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ajuma



Joined: 18 Feb 2003
Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been a Kindle-holic for about 3 years now. There are several options that you can choose from.

You can buy the cheapest ($69) Kindle and transfer everything via USB. Sign up for a card at your local library and you can get lots of free books. It has wifi, so you can also get books that way if you go to a wifi hot spot.

If you're more of a "I have to have THIS book right NOW" kind of person, spring for the pricier 3G model. You can one-click a book and it's immediately delivered to your Kindle.

I have 3 Kindles myself and am planning on adding a PaperWhite to my "library" this summer. If you have any questions about using a Kindle in Korea, PM me and I'll fill you in.
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plato's republic



Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

@ajuma

Are you talking about a library in Korea? How do you go about downloading English books from a Korean library?
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ajuma



Joined: 18 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, your hometown library...that is, if you're from the States.
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ampersandman



Joined: 01 Jun 2013

PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I do not see how the fact that you are physically located in Korea is of any relevance to your choice of e-reader.
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Ginormousaurus



Joined: 27 Jul 2006
Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit

PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ampersandman wrote:
I do not see how the fact that you are physically located in Korea is of any relevance to your choice of e-reader.


I don't know what the situation is today, but at one time your location mattered when purchasing certain digital content. For example, when Apple first started selling music on iTunes you couldn't purchase a song while in Korea even if you were using a credit card from back home.
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ampersandman



Joined: 01 Jun 2013

PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ginormousaurus wrote:
ampersandman wrote:
I do not see how the fact that you are physically located in Korea is of any relevance to your choice of e-reader.


I don't know what the situation is today, but at one time your location mattered when purchasing certain digital content. For example, when Apple first started selling music on iTunes you couldn't purchase a song while in Korea even if you were using a credit card from back home.


I don't think it ever mattered for kindles or nooks... unless you were in a country that didn't have 3G connectivity, but even then you could've just uploaded your ebooks onto your device with a usb cable.
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joeyjoejoe



Joined: 24 Sep 2006

PostPosted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

can anyone point me in the direction of torrents containing ebooks written in korean? or any other way to source korean language epubs? some project gutenburg equivalent

or tell me how to get an ebook downloaded from yes24 or aladin from the crema pc reader onto a kobo without all the pages being blank? (i have korean fonts set up, fonts work on epubs i create myself, but when i take books from the crema download folder they are just blank pages, i assume DRM maybe)
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