Location: United States
Member Since: Aug. 08, 2010

Clay Boutwell


Biography

Clay Boutwell and his wife Yumi are the authors of several top ten books on learning Japanese, including: Hiragana, the Basics of Japanese, and Hikoichi, the first in their Japanese Reader Collection series. They currently have seventeen titles and are slowly adding more readers and study guides as ebooks and paperbacks.

Their company also produces software for mobile devices (iPhone, Windows 8, and Android) as well as downloadable readers and lessons for PCs and Macs.

www.TheJapanShop.com
www.TheJapanesePage.com
www.KotobaInc.com

Where to find Clay Boutwell online

Website: http://www.thejapanshop.com
Twitter: thejapanshop
    Facebook: Facebook profile
    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/clay-boutwell/1/74/141
    Blog: http://thejapanesepage.com

    Where to buy in print

    http://www.thejapanshop.com

    Books

    Japanese Reader Collection Volume 1: Hikoichi    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $3.99 USD. 9490 words. Published on February 24, 2013. Nonfiction.
    Perfect for beginning and upper beginning students of Japanese. This affordable Japanese reader contains four complete stories of a clever and mischievous young man, Hikoichi. Get FREE MP3s of the stories read by a native Japanese speaker. Listen while reading. The link to the MP3s is found on the last page.
    Japanese Reader Collection Volume 2: Momotaro, the Peach Boy    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $3.99 USD. 8080 words. Published on July 12, 2012. Nonfiction.
    Momotaro is by far Japan's most famous fairy tale. Now, you can read this famous mukashi banashi in real Japanese. Momotaro is a boy born of a peach who grows up to be a brave and mighty man. Oni are invading the village. The villagers beg Momotaro to get rid of the menance. Together with three strange allies, Momotaro heads off to Onigashima to defeat the Oni boss.
    Japanese Reader Collection Volume 4: The Mouse Bride    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $3.99 USD. 2730 words. Published on July 10, 2012. Nonfiction.
    Read Real Japanese with Free MP3s ** Recommended for Beginners of Japanese ** The Mouse Bride story is a charming Japanese folk tale about a father mouse and mother mouse trying to find the "greatest man on earth" for their one and only daughter to marry.
    Learn Japanese through Dialogues: at the Restaurant    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $4.99 USD. 5600 words. Published on May 24, 2012. Nonfiction.
    Japanese Dialogues: at the Restaurant Plus FREE MP3s (link on last page) Each and every dialogue is broken down to make it understandable for even those new to Japanese. After each sentence, a literal translation is provided. That is followed by a full list of every vocabulary word found within that sentence.
    Learn Japanese with Dialogues: Asking Directions    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $4.99 USD. 2410 words. Published on May 16, 2012. Nonfiction.
    Finally, a fun and easy way to learn REAL conversational Japanese! We are including at no extra charge, MP3s for the seven dialogues found in this ebook. Create play-lists to study on the go or burn the sound files to a CD to listen at home. The download link is found on the last page.
    Learn Japanese with Dialogues: Greetings and Meetings    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $4.99 USD. 3930 words. Published on May 16, 2012. Nonfiction.
    Finally, a fun and easy way to learn REAL conversational Japanese! We are including at no extra charge, (CD quality) MP3s for all the dialogues found in this ebook. Create play-lists or burn the sound files to a CD to listen at home. The download link is found on the last page.
    Japanese Sentences: Haiku    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $4.99 USD. 6820 words. Published on May 15, 2012. Nonfiction.
    Learn twenty famous haiku in Japanese. Every word and line is broken down and thoroughly explained. Every kanji has furigana and romaji (romanized Japanese) is also provided so beginners and advanced alike can enjoy. It also includes a full Japanese-English glossary. Download MP3s of the poems absolutely free--the link is listed on last page.
    Kanji 100: Learn the Most Useful Kanji in Japanese    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $4.99 USD. 4430 words. Published on May 15, 2012. Nonfiction.
    For Beginners of the Japanese language. Includes FREE MP3s (download link found on the last page) Learn the most common readings, useful example jukugo (kanji combinations), stroke order, and understand usage with an example sentence for each kanji. Best of all, download the 100 sound files from our server and listen while you learn. We are also including a PDF version in the download to print.
    Katakana, the Basics of Japanese    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $4.99 USD. 3100 words. Published on May 7, 2012. Nonfiction.
    Learn katakana on your Kindle fast and painlessly. For Beginners of Japanese. If you want to learn Japanese, learning hiragana and katakana should be one of the first things you do. Many textbooks begin assuming the student knows the kana. This ebook is designed to help you master katakana quickly. Plus, this ebook includes a Free Download of printable PDFs and MP3s
    200 More Japanese Idioms    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $3.80 USD. 10370 words. Published on October 25, 2011. Nonfiction.
    Once one zooms beyond the basics of a language, idiomatic expressions, proverbs, and slang can provide the spice to keep motivation up and progress going forward. This ebook will introduce 200 of the most common Japanese idioms.
    Japanese Grammar 100 in Plain English    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $4.99 USD. 12070 words. Published on July 26, 2011. Nonfiction.
    Recommended for Beginners of Japanese. This ebook is intended to introduce important grammatical points in a structured way. We will introduce only the 100 most useful grammatical points ordered by how common they are in beginner level textbooks.
    101 Common Japanese Idioms in Plain English    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $4.80 USD. 7240 words. Published on June 10, 2011. Nonfiction.
    Once one zooms beyond the basics of a language, idiomatic expressions, proverbs, and slang can provide the spice to keep motivation up and progress going forward. This ebook will introduce 101 of the most common Japanese idioms.
    Kotowaza, Japanese Proverbs and Sayings    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $3.99 USD. 5540 words. Published on August 16, 2010. Nonfiction.
    NEWLY REVISED: Now with a FREE download link including all MP3s of the proverbs and the example sentences (fast and slow recordings) + a PDF of the ebook to print. Fifty Highly Useful Kotowaza--Japanese Proverbs with detailed explanations and illustrations. These proverbs represent some of the more useful kotowaza heard in daily Japanese life.
    Hiragana, the Basics of Japanese    by Clay Boutwell
    Price: $3.99 USD. 5420 words. Published on August 12, 2010. Nonfiction.
    Many teachers recommend learning hiragana as a first step toward Japanese proficiency. This book was designed by the people at TheJapanesePage.com to help beginners quickly master hiragana. Helpful mnemonics and illustrations help the student quickly learn the characters painlessly. You can learn hiragana in less than two weeks using this book if you can set aside a few minutes a day to study.

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