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iRex iLiad e-Reader: Linux's Answer to the Kindle? (informIT)

iRex iLiad e-Reader: Linux's Answer to the Kindle? (informIT)

Posted Aug 30, 2008 13:31 UTC (Sat) by chsnyder (subscriber, #52714)
In reply to: iRex iLiad e-Reader: Linux's Answer to the Kindle? (informIT) by dlang
Parent article: iRex iLiad e-Reader: Linux's Answer to the Kindle? (informIT)

Kindle price has everything to do with the Sprint EVDO subscription it comes with--that's how Amazon puts the books in. You can also browse the net from anywhere, which is nice. The unit is also physically sound and remarkably easy to use and bug-free for a first-generation product from an inexperienced manufacturer.

DRM is a big issue, though, as is availability of e-books: with Amazon as the dominant player, selling directly through their proprietary channel, what luck do Iliad adopters have of finding books?


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