Here is a tantalizing piece of news from David of TeleRead,
reporting that the first alpha release of the much-hyped
dotReader is scheduled for October 2006. Initially only Windows users will have the pleasure to try out the new open-source reader, while users of other platforms - including Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Linux and Mac - will have to wait till later this year or early next.
It's very interesting to see how the reader performs as it will the first of its kind to use the
OpenReader format, one of the two e-book formats currently
striving for becoming the new standard.
iLiad users can cheer up since there is a possiblity that dotReader will become available on their platform as well. David:
Quote:
While dotReader hasn't been tested yet on the iLiad, Mark and his crack tech guy, Gary Varnell, have gotten their hands on one and are all set to cooperate with iRex if/when the signal is given from Holland. Within a few months, iLiad owners could finally enjoy relief from PDF's slowness.
But so far there are no guarantees this will happen. If you want to see iRex Technologies adopt the dotReader as the iLiad's preferred open source document application, contact iRex directly with your request.
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