Thai Language E-Books?

[sbk]

Any thai language e-books websites out there? Books in Thai are difficult to obtain here and expensive and heavy to carry when visiting Bangkok, the hubby and staff love to read, a small Kindle is only $75 - would be great to find e-books, I'd buy a kindle just for that if Thai language e-books are out there.

[ludditeman]

Amazon.com have "how to swear in Thai" Kindle edition for under $2

[sbk]

I can already do that. I meant Thai language books for Thai people to read, obviously.

I am sure that was meant to be humorous but sometimes it would be nice if people could just offer real answers and withhold the useless smartaleck comments, cheers.

[benbear]

Check your in box

[Pdaz]

Yep i'd love to find a source. To help with my reading skills and cos my GF is jealous of my kindle

She reads english well but would love to have a thai library on the kindle

[sbk]

Thanks for the PM Ben

I found this but it seems a bit thin...

http://www.ebooks.in.th/

[hmmbug]

Here's a few resources may be of use, although they're not specific to the Kindle:

1) there's a limited selection (~25-30) of books here, but in PDF format:

http://www.dungtrin....id=7&Itemid=278

They also have mp3 audiobooks too.

Also, more books/docs here in PDF:

http://www.fringer.org/downloads/

http://www.fringer.org/writings/

2) These sites could be downloaded/converted from HTML web pages to Kindle mobi format (or others) with (free) software such as Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com):

http://www.wanakam.com - although it's been down for a few months, it has/had 100+ Thai translations of Western classic novels (eg. Satre, Orwell, Wilde etc)

http://faylicity.com - some poetry online, a lot are translations from English, and many are shown in both languages

http://thaiarc.tu.ac.th - Thai poetry and folktales, in Thai regional dialects with central Thai translations and sound recordings.

Hope that helps at least a little...

Edited November 1, 2011 by hmmbug

[sbk]

Here's a few resources may be of use, although they're not specific to the Kindle:

1) there's a limited selection (~25-30) of books here, but in PDF format:

http://www.dungtrin....id=7&Itemid=278

They also have mp3 audiobooks too.

Also, more books/docs here in PDF:

http://www.fringer.org/downloads/

http://www.fringer.org/writings/

2) These sites could be downloaded/converted from HTML web pages to Kindle mobi format (or others) with (free) software such as Calibre (http://calibre-ebook.com):

http://www.wanakam.com - although it's been down for a few months, it has/had 100+ Thai translations of Western classic novels (eg. Satre, Orwell, Wilde etc)

http://faylicity.com - some poetry online, a lot are translations from English, and many are shown in both languages

http://thaiarc.tu.ac.th - Thai poetry and folktales, in Thai regional dialects with central Thai translations and sound recordings.

Hope that helps at least a little...

Cheers, he's not so much into audiobooks but I will send him this list and let him look and see if he finds anything of interest, pity about the wanakam website thats down.

[Blackandwhite]

I can already do that. I meant Thai language books for Thai people to read, obviously.

I am sure that was meant to be humorous but sometimes it would be nice if people could just offer real answers and withhold the useless smartaleck comments, cheers.

Hi, want to get a kindle type thing for wife for reading thai books, how did you get on with finding the thai script stories

[sbk]

no luck so far, maybe the bump on this thread will bring some more responses.

[Blackandwhite]

Okay let's hope so, if the people on here don't have the answer then we are doomed !!!!

[RonLee]

As I commented on another thread, we have a project we are looking into that would be centered around this. we'll see what the logistics lead to but it';; will be under the URL of www.ThailandEbooks.net

[Boon Mee]

Bumping this thread as the missus will soon be getting a Kindle Paperwhite and wants to read Thai Novels in the Thai language. The links above don't really have what she's after - like recent or older fiction or non-fiction etc novels in Thai.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

BM