No iLiad for Amazon.com - was there ever any chance? - Page 2

RWood · 06-01-2007, 12:15 AM

Amazon has the possible introduction of the Kindle however they seem to want to work with outside suppliers. This means that if they introduce their own unique reader it will be manufactured by someone else under contract to them. That part is easy. The iRex has the most advanced hardware and e-ink screen currently in production. This serves as a benchmark. We still don't know who will make the actual unit.

In sales the worst thing is a boomerang. That is a good that is sold and comes back. At Amazon's reported profit margin (from 10k reports) they do not have the margin to survive in that market with the failure rate of the iRex.

Sure they want to sell the unit and then sell the books to go on it. The ultimate goal most likely is for either the device directly communicating with Amazon or through a USB connection to a computer and then to Amazon where you can browse Amazon just as you do today and buy the book, have it downloaded to the reader, and never have to do anything other than pay for it.

yvanleterrible · 06-01-2007, 09:12 AM

Manufacturing is cheaper elsewhere in the world. It is a fact that is now a 'oneway street'. Anyone trying to reverse it will hit a wall, a BIG wall. Even intellectual, creative work such as software development will be better catered from elsewhere.
What's left? Creating markets... managing old money... and pushing purposeless litigations. Let the world do the rest!

DHer · 06-04-2007, 06:20 AM

"There's only four things we [Americans] do better than anyone else: music, movies, microcode (software), and high speed pizza delivery"
- Snow Crash

Robert Marquard · 06-04-2007, 06:31 AM

So why is microcode now developed in Israel?

yvanleterrible · 06-04-2007, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHer

"There's only four things we [Americans] do better than anyone else: music, movies, microcode (software), and high speed pizza delivery"
- Snow Crash

Don't want to be antagonistic but music is England's 'forte',

India's Bollywood has more movie productions and sales and good scifi is made in Eastern Europe, Britain and Canada where it's cheaper to produce (with US money and stars of course)

And as Robert points out, Israel has a lot to do in code and I'd add India.

That brings us back to my previous post where I enumerate the REAL powers behind music, movies and code. The American genius at creating markets, the old money that starts them and the litigation that keeps them trucking.

As for Pizza... the tower is still leaning.

insane · 06-06-2007, 05:40 AM

iRex Iliad is available on Amazon!!

http://www.amazon.com/iLiad-ER100-iR...122574&sr=8-14

Hadrien · 06-06-2007, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHer

"There's only four things we [Americans] do better than anyone else: music, movies, microcode (software), and high speed pizza delivery"
- Snow Crash

True for music, not for movies (asian movies are way better), true for microcode (although indian and asian ppl help a lot), and true for pizza delivery.

Oh and Snow Crash is a fantastic book !

CommanderROR · 06-11-2007, 12:59 PM

@insane

That really is insane...

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06-01-2007, 12:15 AM	#16
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Amazon has the possible introduction of the Kindle however they seem to want to work with outside suppliers. This means that if they introduce their own unique reader it will be manufactured by someone else under contract to them. That part is easy. The iRex has the most advanced hardware and e-ink screen currently in production. This serves as a benchmark. We still don't know who will make the actual unit. In sales the worst thing is a boomerang. That is a good that is sold and comes back. At Amazon's reported profit margin (from 10k reports) they do not have the margin to survive in that market with the failure rate of the iRex. Sure they want to sell the unit and then sell the books to go on it. The ultimate goal most likely is for either the device directly communicating with Amazon or through a USB connection to a computer and then to Amazon where you can browse Amazon just as you do today and buy the book, have it downloaded to the reader, and never have to do anything other than pay for it.

06-01-2007, 09:12 AM	#17
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Manufacturing is cheaper elsewhere in the world. It is a fact that is now a 'oneway street'. Anyone trying to reverse it will hit a wall, a BIG wall. Even intellectual, creative work such as software development will be better catered from elsewhere. What's left? Creating markets... managing old money... and pushing purposeless litigations. Let the world do the rest!

06-04-2007, 06:20 AM	#18
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	"There's only four things we [Americans] do better than anyone else: music, movies, microcode (software), and high speed pizza delivery" - Snow Crash

06-04-2007, 06:31 AM	#19
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	So why is microcode now developed in Israel?

06-06-2007, 05:40 AM	#21
insane Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: iRex Iliad	iRex Iliad is available on Amazon!! http://www.amazon.com/iLiad-ER100-iR...122574&sr=8-14

06-11-2007, 12:59 PM	#23
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	@insane That really is insane...