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Sell a Better Book Reader than Amazon's Kindle.

230 points posted to New Product Ideas by kenjennings 11/28/07

Sell the iLiad from iRex Technologies.

I looked at Amazon's attempt to nickel-and-dime people to death with the Kindle, then went out and bought an iLiad from iRex Technologies.

http://www.irextechnologies.com/products/iliad

While the Iliad is more expensive at $700, when all the fees and subscription costs for the Kindle are totaled in a year Kindle would cost more.

The iliad has a larger display and higher resolution than the Kindle with more (16) grey shades, it uses standard wifi for internet access to a FREE account on the iRex servers, and includes complete documentation for a variety of ways to produce documents in different file formats optimized for the iLiad display -- again for free.

Also, the iLiad display integrates Wacom Penabled input using Electro-Magnetic Resonance. This allows navigating menus, taking notes and making annotations in documents directly on the screen with a stylus.

In my use of the iLiad a full charge lasts a little longer than a work day with the unit turned on all day and frequent use of the stylus.

I take iLiad to work every day. I use it constantly to review specs and design docs, and take notes during meetings. Everyone who sees it is amazed by it.

maverick4ever
11/29/07		 Kindle is free beyond the initial cost and the cost of buying the books/magazines/whatever you will read on it. It uses a Mobile network, so it can be used virtually anywhere in the US and Amazon pays for the use of this wireless network. I don't get what you mean about subscription costs with Kindle.
kenjennings
11/29/07		 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2222851,00.asp

Amazon charges additional fees to view Kindle-formatted versions of online content (blogs, newspapers, etc.) Amazon charges even for converting your own files to be displayed on the device.

I use the iLiad daily for work. At the Amazon rates it would cost me over a thousand dollars a year to look at my own files on Kindle.
jacoblove
Jan 6		 Merged Idea originally posted Jan 5
Electronic Readers

Dell should create an electronic reader like sony and amazon have. It is a slow, beggining, market now I know. However, if they could create one where you could transfer most types of files, they would get more buyers. They would be a big hit on college campuses if they could get text books offered as e books that could be transfered to a reader. That way you can save money on books and delete them when you are done instead of selling them back or to another student. It would also be a way to be more green by not creating so much paper that goes into new text books each year.
kenjennings
Jan 6		 Merged Comment originally posted Jan 5
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petzymathuram
Jan 6		 Merged Comment originally posted Jan 6
FYI: Earlier days the courier man brings the hard copy of the courier isnt it?, but nowadays the BSNL telephone bills when delivered at your door step, the man stretches out a Palmtop / axim (Device not sure) and gives you a memmory stick. we have to sign in the place opted for using it.

I just got the device in my hand and started researching it, but the man was in a hurry and my parents warned me not waste his time, there was no power too then....perhaps next time when he comes I'll know better as what he holds in his hand.

Oh man Its the E- world....I agree !!!
rmountassir
Apr 9		 Merged Idea originally posted Apr 8
Book reader

hi all
how if Dell make a new book reader . sony have one and amazon have Kindle. so I want to see dell book reader
and thank you
paperpilot
Jun 19		 The key to getting a book reader accepted by the general population is to display standard text formats like .pdf. All the readers I have heard about try to force readers to BUY books in the seller's proprietary format. For the likes of Amazon and Sony, readers are about selling books. DELL should be in the business of selling readers.
kenjennings
Jun 19		 Most of the currently available eReaders I know about support the Mobipocket format which more of less makes Mobipocket the defacto eReader standard. However, Mobipocket includes annoying DRM that ties the particular eReader to the downloaded book. It used to be that eBook sellers would let you download a paid publication for only one designated eReader, though more and more are letting you register the keys for multiple eReaders and make one purchase allowing a download for all.

In spite of widespread use it is still hard to find good technical, computer docs in Mobipocket format. Also, the Mobipocket eBooks often aren't much cheaper than physical books. While I can't practically carry my stack of Solaris books around with me, I'm put off that I'd have to essentially pay for them again to get them in the Mobipocket format.

FYI: The Iliad from iRex also displays PDF files just fine. iRex encourages users to create content by providing documentation, a windows PDF printer driver, and templates for popular programs for the ideal page sizes that work best with the display.

I'm lazy and just print out regular letter sized design documents at work toPDF format and use them in meetings. They display just fine. A few people have bought their own Iliads after watching me write notes directly on design documents on this "paperless notebook".
paperpilot
Jun 19		 The iLiad looks interesting. Can you bookmark pages?

$599 is rather pricy.
 
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