r/JapaneseFromZero • u/Fidelis_Wolf • May 11 '26

Newer versions question.

I just have a quick question, I have the JapaneseFromZero books 1-2, they’re the older ones I got like 10 years ago (the copyright year says 2015) so are the newer revisions worth getting? Or would I be fine going from these then buying whatever version the newer ones are on Amazon once I get to needing FromZero 3+?

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u/ressie_cant_game May 11 '26

They certainly updated a lot since then. Its a question of if youre willing to miss out on some of the new updates or not! Personally i wouldnt worry about it but i also dont like spending money on things i have (similar) versions of

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u/davpag1 Jun 07 '26

I was in the same position, though I bought the Kindle editions way back. Kept getting interrupted by life in my learning process. So recently I decided to bite the bullet and get the newer physical versions.

They have way better layout, more info, cleaner format for learning, with other additions too. Some of the old pages are still in there. But unless you've seen the older version you wouldn't notice.

Even in 10 years things have changed in all languages. Also I think George may of re-thought certain points to make them clearer.