# Suggestions for Beginners? Are E-books an alternative? **URL:** \ **Category:** Reading\ **Created:** [February 1, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/suggestions-for-beginners-are-e-books-an-alternative/48925 "2021-02-01T10:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![kloxy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/kloxy/32/796844_2.png) [@kloxy](https://community.wanikani.com/u/kloxy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/suggestions-for-beginners-are-e-books-an-alternative/48925/2 "2021-02-01T10:18:16Z")
Ooh, this is a nice idea! I recommend taking a look over at the [Beginners’](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-currently-reading-%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC-haikyuu-next-fukabokunichijou/19766) (and [Absolute Beginners](https://community.wanikani.com/t/currently-reading-10-minute-biographies-2nd-grade-reader-absolute-beginners-book-club/34698)) Book Clubs, they have loads of resources and suggestions for books. > [@Absolute Beginners Book Club // Now Reading: My Love Story! // Reading Next (Dec 13th): Gal and Dino](https://community.wanikani.com/t/currently-reading-10-minute-biographies-2nd-grade-reader-absolute-beginners-book-club/34698): > > Reading now: [My Love Story!!](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/71064)Reading next: [Gal and Dino](https://community.wanikani.com/t/gal-and-dino-absolute-beginner-book-club/72757) Start date: December 13th Overview Welcome to our Japanese book club for absolute beginners! In this club, we choose a Japanese book and read it together. We then discuss what we’ve read, whether that’s meaningful discussion on the content, questions about vocabulary and grammar that confuse us, or just motivating each other to keep moving. What Does Absolute Beginner Mean? This… > [@Beginner Japanese Book Club // Now Reading: ひらやすみ // Next: 骨ドラゴンの愛娘](https://community.wanikani.com/t/beginner-japanese-book-club-currently-reading-%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC-haikyuu-next-fukabokunichijou/19766): > > Current (41) Next (42) [ひらやすみ](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/71974)[骨ドラゴンのマナ娘](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/72790) Poll Starts [September 21st](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/19766/5451)[November 22nd](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/19766/5471) Poll Ends September 28th November 29th Club Starts November 15th ~January 17th Club Ends January 3rd TBD Now Reading: [ひらやすみ](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/71974)[Nomination post](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/19766/5372)[Natively](https://learnnatively.com/book/29b595d282/)[Preview on Book Walker](https://bookwalker.jp/def3fedbe3-df08-406a-b721-6ae346834c8e/?srsltid=AfmBOooOWVTS1FnArOqWY6q1G5Nc19ZV_mQZefCmfT06d__iBV8VZUa9)Next: [骨ドラゴンのマナ娘 / The Skull Dragon’s Precious Daughter](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/72790)[Nomination post](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/19766/5177) Natively: [Level 26](https://learnnatively.com/book/b53fd3e73c/) Physical: [Amazon JP](https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4800010748/ref=nosim?tag=natively0d-22) | [CD Japan](https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/aff/click.cgi/PytJTGW7Lok/7155/A914546/product%2FNEOBK-2591955) Digital: [Bookwalker](https://bookwalker.jp/de5341fadc-01bc-4460-8a0f-6dd0e330c574/?acode=6gwBGF2P) | [Kindle](https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B091G6BZYC/ref=nosim?tag=natively0d-22)Welcome to our Book Club! In this club we ch… The main thing I took away from these threads is that it will be hard in the beginning - maybe take a few hours to read a page or two, but the more you do it, the easier it becomes! Good luck! A few of my favourites to start with (I only just started reading books in all jp too!) are Polar Bear Cafe, and Chi’s Sweet Home 🙂 Oh I also recommend this website which let’s you switch between different languages for a number of books: [https://bilingualmanga.com/](https://bilingualmanga.com/) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.wanikani.com/t/suggestions-for-beginners-are-e-books-an-alternative/48925)._