/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Your first chapter sounds like it was written by a massive faggot.

>>10969258
>Your first chapter sounds like it was translated by Tokyopop.

Fixed that for you.

>>10969234
I prefer my kindle to read books on

>>10969234
I love NHK.
I read it on my PC first, but I bought the novel eventually.
Showing off my True World just because.

Add huge amount of whitespace to book. Sell for twice its value.

My girlfriend bought me a copy of NHK. I just wish the translation wasn't so bad.

>>10969282
>I love NHK.
>I read it on my PC first, but I bought the novel eventually.

Same, actually.

It cost me quite a bit, though. Do Tokyopop only keep their books in print for a couple of years? It was difficult to find.

>>10969258

it's the NHK novel, it's an intentionally sloppy stream of consciousness from a detached (shut in) perspective. it's not by any means great literature, and the translation is pretty piss poor, but it's enjoyable in a campy way.

oh wait i forgot, this is jp--

Sugoi Post Anon-kun! Make more in the future!

>>10969296
I spent £90 for it at the time, and even then, that was cheap compared to a few copies going for £150+.
I'm confused too, somebody re-printed it for a while, but I'm not sure if they're any different than the original batch.

>>10969270
>>10969301
I just owned myself.

>>10969294
The translation was fine. The only things that bothered me were the endnotes (should have been footnotes) and the Tokyopop shit all over the cover (there was even a "parental advisory" label).

Why is that in English, you casual?

>>10969302
Wow.

I bought it for £40 from some Amazon reseller.

I found a blog post at the time saying it was getting a reprint, but I don't think it ever happened.

>>10969296
Tokyo pop is dead.

http://johnnyturbo.org/dosh/Welcome%20to%20the%20NHK.pdf

here you go weebs~

>>10969296
>>10969302
I bought mine before Tokyopop "died." Ha!

I can't.
I buy physical copies of manga and light novel I read
Even though I read them in front of the computer
The only think I read on the computer are doujin

I buy physical light novels but I'm always uncomfortable when reading them so I end up getting a downloaded copy.

Reading off a screen kind of sucks. When I had a job, I used to read books online and pretend I was working, but staring at a screen that's 95% white starts to hurt your eyes after a while.

What the PISSSSSSSSSSSS

>>10969326
>>10969328
Oh, really?

That's a huge shame! Who's going to do the next season of "America's Greatest Otaku"?

>>10969340
ur mom #rekt

Yes, I can.

Turn backlight off (or on the lowest setting it will go), turn bedroom lights on, use http://stereopsis.com/flux/

Then the only problem with reading on a computer is getting distracted and switching to your /jp/ window.

>>10969340
That's a main reason why it's dead. He sunk a ton of money into that.

I'll never see that cute girl that only knew hiragana and katakana again.

>>10969336

This. How am I supposed to read this shit in public? I ended up making a makeshift cover out of printer paper and origami skills. but it has only made is wose since now people are curious as to what I'm hiding.

tl;dr: fuck light novel book covers.

>>10969387
Don't you want attention from all the 15 year old weeab girls?

I prefer my e-reader.

>>10969387
What country do you live in?
Nobody will give a fuck, and if they do, they'll probably like Death Note anyway, considering how mainstream it is.
I understand what you mean though, feels weeaboo.

>>10969387
Well by uncomfortable I mainly meant that my eyes are shit.

>>10969393

me too, i wish it had a backlight though.

>>10969393
>本を読み終えるまで： ９時 ２９分
How do they know?

>>10969404

That too. It strains my eyes as well as my noodle arms. The pages bend back as I read any new book, and I have to apply pressure to keep the damn thing open to a certain page.

it's all such a hassle, i just want to take it easy

What I can read on a computer: disjointed text like 4chan, shorter articles like news stories, manga*, etc.

For actual books, I have to have a physical copy. I feel that when I read on a computer screen I retain very little of what I've read. Also it strains my eyes and I like to have physical books. This applies to novels, light novels, short stories, non-fiction, etc. as well as textbooks, so I bought all of my books for learning Japanese.

*I can read manga on a computer without the problems I mentioned in the second paragraph, but I still prefer to buy it if I can. Generally if something is actually in print, I'd rather have a physical copy. It's not always practical, though.

>>10969387
Ah who gives a shit, everyone thinks you're a fucking loser anyway!

>>10969410

Yes, especially when I flip my Dell Ultrasharp™ into portrait mode.

If you have trouble with reading on a computer, yoiu need a higher resolution screen most likely.

>>10969471
Get out, Dell devs.

>>10969387

Print out a picture of a confederacy of dunces and tape it over the cover

>>10969506
That reminds me of that one "I see what you did there" image macro.

>>10969506
why is that chocobo attacking mario

>>10969387
>people are curious as to what I'm hiding.
What do you mean?

>>10969522
Prelude to the fifth generation console war.

Tokyo Pop is dead, huh?

I guess that explains why I was never able to any GTO volumes past number 7. It doesn't help that no one is going scanlate the earlier volumes since it's been licensed once.

Yes, I read ebooks often.

Yes, but I'd rather not. Reading essays and books on a computer screen strains my eyes after a short while. I much prefer a tablet over a pc screen and a physical book over a tablet.

I hate how hard corporations are trying to push tablets and e-books, especially when all the benefits are undermined by things like DRM and backwards pricing schemes. How the fuck is it possible that a digital book is more expensive than a physical book?

>>10969531
What's the legal status of out-of-print works, anyway?

I'm guessing it's illegal to share the NHK novel in the same way redistributing someone's photograph without their permission is illegal, but do they give a shit if they're not currently profiting from it?

>>10969732
If it's under copyright then it's illegal to share it whether it's in print or not.

>>10969758
Reason being of course that the copyright holder has exclusive distribution rights.

Which e-book reader should I buy?

It'll be mostly for pirated and public domain books, some of which will probably come in PDF. Maybe manga.

I can't read anything. My attention span is absolutely ruined. I think I need professional help because it prevents me from learning or doing anything whatsoever.

I haven't read more than a 4chan thread this entire year!

>>10969891

>>10969909
Enjoy your Kobo Glo, >>10969891

>>10969909
>>10969923
Thanks, /g/-san!

A question: can I just dump files onto an SD card, or do I have to use some special software?

I had one of the early Walkman MP3 players that was like this, and it was a huge pain.

>>10969905
I haven't read anything since the Pokemon movie book when it first came out in the year 2000.

I tried reading many things since then, but never managed to hold my concentration with anything more in-depth than visual novels and the occasional manga.

Recently, however, I decided to pick up the ASOIAF books after enjoying the Game of Thrones TV series, and I've almost finished the first book in the series. It'll be the first book I've read from start to finish in 13 years.

I'd advise doing something similar if you're interested in getting into reading. Read the book that your favourite film is based on or something. Better yet your favourite TV series, since being able to get ahead of the TV series and find out what happens in the story gives you motivation to keep at it. This is also how I got into manga; I was too impatient to wait for the second season of something or other, so I decided to read the manga instead since I liked the anime so much.

>>10969905
same here

>>10969909
>dafuq
Does /g/ really do this? Holy shit

>>10970004

yeah, this can't be a true /g/ user's chart. the flowchart is incredibly biased, uninformative, and sloppy. oh wait......

>>10970004
http://www.whereismynewtouhou.info/<wbr>

>>10970018
>Do we have download links?
>YES!
>proceeds to not post them

What the fuck is the point of this page?

>>10970061
troled :'))

>>10970061
It means do *they* have the download links.

Seriously, from what I understand, that was the point of the countdown.

>>10969301
epic as HELL fucking post dude

also nice anime pic

>>10970507
Quality contribution to the thread

>>10970521
I wouldn't say it was