[Hadrien]

Saw this too at the Salon du Livre.

It seems that iRex is aiming for professional uses of their iLiad devices. With the current state of the e-book industry and the price of their device, it seems quite reasonable. Sony has a much more mass market appeal with a lower price, and their connect store. Both devices could be successful but in their own unique way. iRex should focus on what makes the iLiad a different product: a bigger screen, useful for documents, and the touch screen technology.

The price of the iLiad can be a little bit frightening for the average customers, that's why they're working on selling the device as a bundle with newspaper subscriptions too (Les Echos will offer both their own device and the iLiad).