dementior Posted August 21, 2012 at 01:21 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 at 01:21 PM Hi everyone! I will try to be as specific as possible because I know this is nothing new: Ive been studying for 2,5 months 4 hours a day with a tutor plus 2-3 hours on my own. The hours on my own go mainly to writing again and again... I dont think heisig or similar books work for me really because Im not an English native speaker and I prefer to establish my own mental mnemonics so... I need ways to retain the characters. The way most logical way for me is to read whole texts almost every days which make sense as a whole and maybe write my own comments about those texts. I dont find on amazon any Chinese breeze books I can purchase... does anyone know where I can purchase them in electronic format (azw or similar + mp3)? Or any other kindle-friendly content I can download suitable for my current level (about 300 words up to 500 words) thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
character Posted August 21, 2012 at 03:15 PM Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 at 03:15 PM You may have to access the US Amazon store, but the Chinese Breeze books are there and available for purchase. They don't (or didn't when I purchased them) have the MP3 files like the print books do. There is a topic here on the Chinese Breeze books with more information on them and their ebook versions. It's not a great ebook conversion, but there is also a kindle version of Chinese Demystified. Shaum's Chinese Grammar is also in Kindle format, as are a number of other Chinese texts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementior Posted August 22, 2012 at 04:39 AM Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 at 04:39 AM thanks for the answer! I found finally the way to find the books: its not about the store but your own country settings. I can access any store online but if they books are available only for US residents then I will not be able to find them... Its kind of tricky the way the make use of publishing rights online... because I am in China trying to access the US store but in order to do that I have to state that I am currently living in the US... Anyway once you fool Amazon the books are available ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechuan Posted August 22, 2012 at 09:23 PM Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 at 09:23 PM @dementior, have you tried using Skritter.com ? It's a great SRS way to review character writing and reading. Was your credit card a U.S. one? I'm also out of the U.S., but couldn't buy Kindle Chinesse Breeze, even after changing my region, because I didn't have a US credit card address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dementior Posted August 23, 2012 at 04:48 AM Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 at 04:48 AM thanks lechuan! I had heard of Skritter but I have to consider if the monthly fee if worth for me at the moment ;) Im going to check the demo they offer to see how it works... You dont need a billing address in the U.S. I can guarantee you that. My card has a billing address which is located in my home country in Europe... nothing to do with the U.S. Do you have the one-click shopping feature enabled? Did you try to shop from a web browser or the kindle device itself?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechuan Posted August 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM Ah, I tried it from a web browser. I am using Kindle for iPad, and Apple made Amazon remove any in-app purchasing from the Kindle Store. In the end, I ended up buying the paper copies of the ones I didn't have already from ChinaSprout. It was cheaper than the kindle version, even with shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.