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iriver Story on pre-order now - 290 USD aprox
iriver is now accepting orders for its ebook reader. Shipping is for October 6th. The price is not that good, but at least they include many extras (SD card, case, 2 free book downloads). One of the interesting things is that the menu is available in 15 languages, so I think that they will launch overseas soon.
Check the link for more info: http://shop.iriver.co.kr/product/pro...e=001000000000 Last edited by Nate the great; 09-23-2009 at 08:49 PM. |
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this Iriver is a different company that makes the Iriver MP3 players a few years back?
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You should better check out the page turning and startup from standby.
http://tvpot.daum.net/v/18335373 about 3 seconds to turn the next page. http://tvpot.daum.net/v/18335374 about 6~9 seconds startup from standby with half of text. |
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The screen's size ?
Hello,
Someone knows what's the size of the screen ? |
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It is 6" diagonal, see E-book Reader Matrix.
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they were the first company to market the mp3. goes to show that the first mover often doesn't get the spoils of the risk and initial costs. they didn't create an ecosystem for the product. they didn't support it. they treated it like a commodity before it was. could have cornered the market. oh well.
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![]() In the pics, the device seems pretty sleek, but I'm not convinced commiting to all that extra real estate for a dedicated keyboard is a good thing. And the lack of FB2 support is very disappointing, unless it's possible to port and install something like FBReader or CoolReader. I'd consider it if the FB2 support was possible (maybe OI will be a future alternative?). |
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USD 290 for this? Seems they are about a year too late to the party, this time. This would sell at 190.
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If it's got decent note-taking and search ability, AND reflowable PDFs, it could work at $290. It'd fit about the niche of the Sony 600, without the touchscreen that a lot of people don't like.
If it's got decent MP3 ability, or wifi, that'd definitely make people more interested. |
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