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Old 03-26-2008, 03:05 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by daudi View Post
I don't know much about the size of the market that something like the iliad needs to be successful, but the student market could potentially be quite useful. I have recently found out that the library at the University where I work is testing the iliad expecting that they could quite quickly have a large demand for material made available via the iliad. And there's a steady somewhat predictable flow through of students and therefore new students who could need an iliad.
I agree, everbody at the university I show the iliad is immediately interested in it, often it are some missing features because the technology is not there yet (page turn speed, and text highlighting the most complained missed features) and decide not yet to buy one for themselves. Buts its quite a market not to be underestimated. Look how many successful companies only live by creating scientific instruments And if 50% of students worldwide would buy an iliad, Irex could make their building out of gold
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