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bundled with such soware. e following is a short list of Japanese-related electronic
books that were current when the rst edition of this book was published, and many of
them are still available today:
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ese and other electronic books can usually be ordered through Kinokuniya and other
Japanese bookstores in the U.S. and Japan, but perhaps amazon.co.jp is the most conve-
nient place through which to order them.
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ey may even have certain titles in stock now
that they are becoming more popular. Prices usually begin at about $50 (U.S.). Note that
these are almost always 8cm CD-ROMs—most CD-ROM drives accept 12cm CD-ROMs.
Most music stores sell adapters that let you play 8cm CD-ROMs in 12cm CD-ROM drives.
For DVD-based electronic books, only the 12cm size is oered.
Electronic Publishing WING (EPWING) has gained acceptance, at least in Japan, as the
leading format for disk-based or other electronic dictionaries.
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In fact, EPWING is now
reected in a JIS standard, specically JIS X 4081:2002 (
nihongo denshi shuppan kensaku dēta kōzō).
Frontend Software for Dictionary CD-ROMs
ere are a number of freeware and commercial soware packages that serve as front-
ends for dictionary CD-ROMs, which