Nick Hampshire of
AFAICS Research is one of the few lucky ones who already had a sneak peek at the iRex iLiad reader. I just finished up reading
his preview, and from what I could gather, my short answer is: Yes, it lives up to the hype - almost. A high introductory price (649€) and little availability of published content seem to be its biggest cons yet - offset, however, by the excellent screen quality and the available option to import your own content.
Nick offered to answer any device-specific question you may have. Simply post your question
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