Comments on: New $400 IREX reader delivers 1,150 periodicals wirelessly http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/new-400-irex-reader-delivers-1150-periodicals-wirelessly/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:33:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon Bard http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/new-400-irex-reader-delivers-1150-periodicals-wirelessly/comment-page-1/#comment-1147160 Jon Bard Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:37:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=30717#comment-1147160 Sooner or later, newspapers and magazines will begin offering this type of hardware as a bonus to sell the software (in this case, the actual content of the periodical). In much the same way that telephones are loss leaders for cell phone companies selling service plans, so too will readers be for newspapers seeking subscribers. Sooner or later, newspapers and magazines will begin offering this type of hardware as a bonus to sell the software (in this case, the actual content of the periodical). In much the same way that telephones are loss leaders for cell phone companies selling service plans, so too will readers be for newspapers seeking subscribers.

]]> By: Tofuman http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/new-400-irex-reader-delivers-1150-periodicals-wirelessly/comment-page-1/#comment-1147158 Tofuman Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:00:53 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=30717#comment-1147158 Is it really expensive? $400 seems cheaper than Kindle considering the screen size and note capability. Is it really expensive? $400 seems cheaper than Kindle considering the screen size and note capability.

]]> By: Rich Adin http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/new-400-irex-reader-delivers-1150-periodicals-wirelessly/comment-page-1/#comment-1147142 Rich Adin Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:48 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=30717#comment-1147142 Although a bit high priced, the iRex will at least offer a method (via LibreDigital) to get my New York Times digitally. I wonder if the new Barnes & Noble device and the forthcoming Sony Daily Edition will also offer the service. The LibreDigital service is an OK service but I can't figure out why it doesn't offer hyperlinks to take you to the page where a story continues and to return you to where you were. The iBrowse interface is mediocre at best. Also interesting, at least to me, is that the digital subscription to the Times is $14.99 per month, whereas it costs me nearly $50 per month for the print version. Is the digital subscription less than a 7-day subscription (e.g., just Monday-Saturday, no Sunday) or is it different in some other way from the print edition? I would spend the $400 for the iRex because of the New York Times and Barnes & Noble access, although with all the announcements of forthcoming devices, including a touch-screen iRex, I might hold off for a while (I admit I'm not to keen on having to use a stylus to operate the forthcoming iRex -- to easy to lose). Although a bit high priced, the iRex will at least offer a method (via LibreDigital) to get my New York Times digitally. I wonder if the new Barnes & Noble device and the forthcoming Sony Daily Edition will also offer the service.

The LibreDigital service is an OK service but I can’t figure out why it doesn’t offer hyperlinks to take you to the page where a story continues and to return you to where you were. The iBrowse interface is mediocre at best.

Also interesting, at least to me, is that the digital subscription to the Times is $14.99 per month, whereas it costs me nearly $50 per month for the print version. Is the digital subscription less than a 7-day subscription (e.g., just Monday-Saturday, no Sunday) or is it different in some other way from the print edition?

I would spend the $400 for the iRex because of the New York Times and Barnes & Noble access, although with all the announcements of forthcoming devices, including a touch-screen iRex, I might hold off for a while (I admit I’m not to keen on having to use a stylus to operate the forthcoming iRex — to easy to lose).

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