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VOLUME 7 Opening Day Sale (KLC GRADED READING SETS)

I hope you all are safe and well during this terrible global health crisis. I post this update troubled with thoughts of how people and communities around the world are being affected right now.

This post is mainly to announce that I have released Volume 7 of the KLC Graded Reading Sets. Please take advantage of this Opening Weekend 30% Discount, which will expire at the end of Monday, March 23, Hawaii time:

Amazon Kindle / Apple iBooks

Volume 7 consists of 4,013 exercises covering all KLC...

KLC user support tools page

みなさん、こんにちは！

I just wanted to let you know that I uploaded a list of known blue book errata to the KLC user support page (https://keystojapanese.com/klc-user-support-tools).

If you notice any other errata or have other suggestions for user support tools, please let me know via the Contact page or Facebook group, thank you.

I hope you’re all doing well,
Andrew

Sale on KLC-GRS Vol. 4; Updates to Vols. 1-6

Dear friends,

I hope everyone is doing OK despite this somewhat disconcerting situation with the new コロナウイルス. I know we’re all wishing the very best for those affected and for those who are providing care, protecting public health, and working towards a ワクチン (vaccine).

I write today to give you news of some Graded Reading Sets updates and a brief sale.

Leap Day Sale

Volume 4 (kanji 401-700) will be 30% off through Monday, March 2, 2020 Hawaii time. Happy Leap Day!

Book Updates

I would like to...

Volume 6 Release & Discount (KLC Graded Reading Sets)

I am pleased to announce that I have finally been able to releaseVolume 6 of the KLC Graded Reading Sets, which is the longest single volume to date (754 pages by Kindle’s calculation).This latest volume, covering kanji 1001-1300,consists of 4,060 exercises containing over 32,000 kanji. Thank you very much for your patience while we were preparing this volume.

Please take advantage of this Opening Weekend 30% discount:

Amazon Kindle / Apple iBooks

The discount will expire at the end of...

VOLUME 6 RELEASE & DISCOUNT (KLC GRADED READING SETS)

I am pleased to announce that I have finally been able to releaseVolume 6 of the KLC Graded Reading Sets, which is the longest single volume to date (754 pages by Kindle’s calculation).This latest volume, covering kanji 1001-1300,consists of 4,060 exercises containing over 32,000 kanji. Thank you very much for your extreme patience while we were preparing this volume.

Please take advantage of this Opening Weekend 30% discount:

Amazon Kindle / Apple iBooks

The discount will expire at the end...

Kindle updates

[For Kindle users only]

Summary: Amazon pushed the updates, so your content should be updated if your auto update setting is enabled.

Dear Graded Reading Sets Kindle users,

I contacted Amazon to find out why the book updates were not being pushed out.

Amazon replied, “At this time, customers who bought your Kindle book aren’t able to download updates automatically. Sending customers an update may erase notes or highlights they entered. That means the improvements must outweigh the disadvantag...

Volume 5 Release & Discount (KLC Graded Reading Sets)

We have just released Volume 5 of the KLC Graded Reading Sets on iBooks and Kindle!  Volume 5 contains 4,671 exercises covering KLC kanji 701-1000. Thank you very much for your patience while we were preparing this volume.

Book updates

We have uploaded new versions of Volumes 1-3 to incorporate a number of edits. You will know that your book has been updated when the cover changes to the new (variegated) color scheme. If your previously purchased book has not already been updated, please see...

Volume 4 Release & Discount (KLC Graded Reading Sets)

We have just released Volume 4 of the KLC Graded Reading Sets on iBooks and Kindle! Volume 4 consists of 3,966 exercises containing over 23,000 kanji. Thank you very much for your patience while we were preparing this volume.

Automatic book updates

Many thanks everyone who provided feedback on volumes 1-3. In the next few days I will upload new versions of these volumes to incorporate a number of edits. To make sure you receive all the updates to any volumes you have already purchased, please...

Release of KLC Graded Reading Sets!

Dear friends,

I am pleased to announce that I have (finally!) begun releasing the Kanji Learner’s Course Graded Reading Sets, and welcome you to download Volume 1 for free as noted below. Thank you very much for so patiently waiting for this series to come out.

Freebies and discounts

Volume 1 of the Graded Reading sets is available for free from this site, and from the iBooks Store. I have tried to make it free on Amazon Kindle as well, but the best I could get was $0.99 (without surrending m...

Exploring the Japanese Writing System

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Japanese is a rich and fascinating language. Among its many extraordinary qualities is its uniquely complex script, which combines two parallel phonetic syllabaries (kana) with Roman letters (rômaji), Arabic numerals (Arabia sûji), and of course Chinese characters (kanji). With five scripts used simultaneously, Japanese is often called the world’s most difficult wr...