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   by throwitallaway8 7y ago

   Agreed. In a pure utilitarian sense, Kanji might not be that helpful, but it has undeniable cultural value. The same ambiguity mentioned in this article that makes it hard to learn and approach for beginners can be and has been wielded to g
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   by throwitallaway8 8y ago

   Literally the only thing I miss from Bookwalker is their sales. They frequently have sales of 50% off + 30%+ cashback (mostly on Kadokawa published books, but sometimes from other publishers as well), which fueled a lot of my past impulse p
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   by throwitallaway8 8y ago

   By the way, if anyone's interested in buying Japanese eBooks, my current go-to store is Kobo (owned by Rakuten): https://books.rakuten.co.jp/e-book/ The biggest differentiator for them is they don't compress
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   by throwitallaway8 8y ago

   The Japanese eBook store BOOKWALKER, owned by publishing giant Kadokawa, is by far the most draconian I've seen in recent years when it comes to eBook DRM: https://bookwalker.jp Some examples of the lengths they go to: - Th