Comments on: iRex to ink deal with major online book retailer to sell the iLiad? Other pacts to follow? How about a BUNCH of seamless iPoddish approaches? http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/30/irex-to-ink-deal-with-major-online-book-retailer-to-sell-the-iliad/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:59:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Alan Wallcraft http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/30/irex-to-ink-deal-with-major-online-book-retailer-to-sell-the-iliad/#comment-643308 Alan Wallcraft Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:13:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/30/irex-to-ink-deal-with-major-online-book-retailer-to-sell-the-iliad/#comment-643308 The iLiad and Kindle are both using versions of MobiPocket's Java Reader software for the actual book reading. The Kindle's interface is much nicer (it can show the Cover Image for example), but that is just software and could be improved on the iLiad if iRex worked on it. Since the iLiad already has tons of fonts pre-loaded, a simple way to make its Reader better than the Kindle's would be to allow the user to switch fonts. We know this is possible, because the Pepper Pad 3 also has the MobiPocket Java Reader and it allows you to use all the Linux fonts on the device. The iLiad and Kindle are both using versions of MobiPocket’s Java Reader software for the actual book reading. The Kindle’s interface is much nicer (it can show the Cover Image for example), but that is just software and could be improved on the iLiad if iRex worked on it. Since the iLiad already has tons of fonts pre-loaded, a simple way to make its Reader better than the Kindle’s would be to allow the user to switch fonts. We know this is possible, because the Pepper Pad 3 also has the MobiPocket Java Reader and it allows you to use all the Linux fonts on the device.

]]> By: Greg Schofield http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/30/irex-to-ink-deal-with-major-online-book-retailer-to-sell-the-iliad/#comment-642644 Greg Schofield Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:11:12 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/30/irex-to-ink-deal-with-major-online-book-retailer-to-sell-the-iliad/#comment-642644 If this turned out to be Dymocks, I would be in seventh heaven (it would be the first eink device in Australia for one). I thought Cybook would be the contender, which would not be bad, but Iliad is something different again, and could justify its price (everything is expensive in Australia) by its extra functionality - it would also be the device most likely to penetrate the education market here, because of its note taking capabilities and extra large screen size. My fingers are crossed. If this turned out to be Dymocks, I would be in seventh heaven (it would be the first eink device in Australia for one).

I thought Cybook would be the contender, which would not be bad, but Iliad is something different again, and could justify its price (everything is expensive in Australia) by its extra functionality - it would also be the device most likely to penetrate the education market here, because of its note taking capabilities and extra large screen size.

My fingers are crossed.

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