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Is the Kindle format only readable with the Kindle eBook Reader?
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I was thinking of buying an iRex Iliad... but the eBook market seems to be very strong with the Kindle Format. Any recommendations?


I got the Kindle for my birthday and love it. You can put other texts on it besides the Kindle format. And music and can go on the internet.

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At the O'Reilly TOC conference, a rep from iRex gave me this demonstration of the iLiad eBook reader.


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FOR Irex iLiad eBook Reader LED Booklight

$6.59
01-Oct-10 17:37:24 PDT
Bids: 0

FOR Irex DR1000S eBook Reader LED Booklight

$6.59
01-Oct-10 17:19:21 PDT
Bids: 0

FOR Irex DR1000S eBook Reader LED Booklight

$6.59
01-Oct-10 17:13:21 PDT
Bids: 0

IREX Digital Reader 800 series DR800 E-Reader

$51.00
04-Sep-10 15:23:34 PDT
Bids: 5

iREX iLiad Book Edition 2 e-book Reader eBook Reader

$295.99
03-Sep-10 16:33:24 PDT
Bids: 0

IREX Digital Reader 800 series DR800 E-Reader

$187.51
03-Sep-10 15:58:37 PDT
Bids: 10

iREX iLiad Book Edition 2 ebook Reader

$299.99
03-Sep-10 15:57:04 PDT
Bids: 0

IREX Digital Reader 800 series DR800 E-Reader

$192.51
02-Sep-10 15:42:57 PDT
Bids: 9

FOR Irex iLiad eBook Reader LED Booklight

$6.59
26-Sep-10 19:49:15 PDT
Bids: 0

iRex iLiad eBook Reader /w Carrying Bag, 4GB CF, 1GB SD

$474.99
14-Sep-10 17:15:36 PDT
Bids: 0

E-reader Sales Will Double Again This Year, CEA Says PC World

Just weeks after Amazon announced its Kindle e-reader was the most gifted item ever from its Web site, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) predicted the good times will continue in 2010 as e-reader sales double again.

Shipments of the popular devices are expected to continue their momentum after doubling last year, according to researchers from the CEA, and double again in 2012.

"Expect to see significant offerings in the e-reader category over the next few days," said Shawn DuBravac, director of research at the Consumer Electronics Association, speaking at a meeting in Las Vegas ahead of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

A number of new companies are expected to announce e-readers during CES this week, and some have already jumped the gun.

Skiff and telecom giant Sprint said they will team up to provide newspapers, magazines and e-books over 3G networks for the Skiff Reader , an e-reader with an 11.5-inch flexible touchscreen created by Skiff and LG Display. Another company, Spring Design, said its Alex eReader, which uses Google's Android OS, will have access to over 1 million books online through a deal with Google. Other companies have announced new e-readers, too, including Interead's Coolreaders .

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Rekindling the Book Metropolis Magazine

- Mar 17, 2009

Rekindling the BookMetropolis Magazine, NYThe largest-format device, the iRex Digital Reader (1000 series), seems well suited to newspaper reading, but it isn’t cheap. While $859 will buy you a sophisticated notepadlike interface, it still seems like a lot of money to read the Times.
Sony ebook Reader gets 500000 free titles Google shares classic ... Which?

- Mar 19, 2009

Sony ebook Reader gets 500000 free titles Google shares classic ... Which? Which?Sony ebook Reader gets 500000 free titles Google shares classic Which?, UKWhich? has first look reviews of the Sony PRS-505 Reader and the irex iliad Book Edition - two ebook readers available in the UK. The Sony Reader lets users read both ebooks and newspapers on a six-inch 'eink' screen, is 8mm thick and capable of
Rumor: Another Kindle on the way? CNET News

- Feb 27, 2009

Rumor: Another Kindle on the way? CNET News New York TimesRumor: Another Kindle on the way?CNET News, CASuch a product actually exists already; it's made by iRex, it has a 10.2-inch touch screen, and I wrote about it way back in September of last year. The iRex Digital Reader 1000S is currently available for a whopping $859. We assume Amazon would be Citizen Pain: Who Needs Another Electronic Reader? Amazon Kindle 2 hands-on review
The Giant iPod Touch Theory: I Don’t Know if I Buy It, But I Like It Technologizer

- Mar 20, 2009

The Giant iPod Touch Theory: I Don’t Know if I Buy It, But I Like ItTechnologizer, CAMy biggest question about the device I’m now thinking of as the iHammock (I can’t call it the iRex–there’s already an e-reader by that name) is simple: Is there any way to build one as thin as Apple would make it, and still deliver adequate battery
Plastic Logic: Even the delivery date is flexible CNET News

- Mar 10, 2009

Plastic Logic: Even the delivery date is flexibleCNET News, CABeing the first to market with a large-format professional e-book reader hasn't given iRex Technologies any obvious advantage. The iRex 1000 series models (described in depth here on CNET) are fine products, but most people I talk to haven't even heard